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EXPLANATORY  PREFACE Pages  iii.-vi. 

ADDITIONAL  DIRECTIONS  AND  SUGGESTIONS.  .Pages  7, 13, 14, 17,  20, 32-3, 141-2, 150, 167-8 

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SPELLING  LESSONS  : 


The  sound  of  fi  as  in  ape Pages  20,  64 

21,65 


The  sound  of  u  as  in  at. 

The  sound  of  a  as  in  fiir 22,66    37       87 

The  sound  of  a  as  in  all,  and  of  o  as  in  for 22, 67    38       88 

The  sound  of  a  as  in  fast 23, 68    40       89 

The  sound  of  a  as  in  fare 68    39      89 

The  sound  of  e  as  in  mete 23, 69    41      90    122    138     141 

The  sound  of  5  as  in  met 24,  71    43       92    123    139      141 

The  sound  of  e  as  in  her,  of ;  as  in  bjrd,  of  6  as  in )  01  mr    «i     1 1 «    -i  QQ 

word,  and  of  fi  as  in  bur /  dl>  '7    61     3 

The  sound  of  i  as  in  fine 25,72    46      99    127    138     141 

The  sound  of  i  as  in  fin 26, 73    48     101    128    139      141 

The  sound  of  6  as  in  note 27.74    51     105    132    138     141 

The  sound  of  o  as  in  not,  and  of  a  as  in  what 28^  75    53     106    133    141      141 

The  sound  of  o  as  in  move,  and  of  u  as  in  rude. . .  29,  75    55     110 

The  sound  of  fi  as  in  mute 29,76    56     111    136    139      141 

The  sound  of  u  as  in  but,  and  of  6  as  in  love 30, 76    57     113    137    140 

The  sound  of  u  as  in  bull,  and  of  o  as  in  wolf 30,  76    60     118 

The  sound  of  ou  and  of '  ow  as  in  thou,  now' 31, 78    62     118 

The  sound  of  oi  and  o?/,  as  in  toil,  toy 31, 78|  63     118 

WORDS  ALIKE  IN  SOUND,  BUT  UNLIKE  IN  SPELLING  AND  SIGNIFICATION.  .  .Pages  142-149 
EXERCISES  IN  SYNONYMS  : 

Adjectives  as  Synonyms Pages  33-57, 127-131 

Nouns  as  Synonyms u      58-87, 131-135 

Verbs  as  Synonyms "    38-127, 135-137 

DEFINING  LESSONS  : 

.    Adjectives Pages  150-156 

Nouns "      156-162 

Verbs "      162-166 

Adverbs "  166 

LETTERS,  WORDS,  AND  SENTENCES  ;  PAUSES,  AND  OTHER  MARKS,  USED  IN 
WRITING  AND  PRINTING  ;  THE  USE  OF  CAPITAL  LETTERS  ;  RULES  FOR 
SPELLING Pages  167, 168 


Words  of 
ne  Syllabl 


of 
bles. 


Words  of 
ee  Syllabl 


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bl 


Words  of 
e  Syllable 


rds  of 
d  se 
lables. 


141 
141 


Note.—  In  this  u  Revised  Edition"  some  changes  have  been  made  in  the  arrangement 
of  a  few  words  in  Lessons  81,  89,  90,  and  91  ;  and  some  three  or  four  words  have  ateo  been 
changed  in  other  Lessons. 


Entered,  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and 
sixty-foui',  by 

HARPER  AND  BROTHERS, 
In  the  Clerk's  Office  of  the  District  Court  of  the  Southern  District  of  New  York. 


PREFACE. 


THB  present  work  is  designed  to  carry  out  the  general  principles  contained  in  the 
**  Primary  Speller,"  although  some  of  the  features  of  that  work  have  given  place  in  this  to 
others  of  more  importance  to  the  advanced  scholar,  and  to  such  exercises  as  better  adapt 
the  hook  to  the  wants  of  those  schools  in  which  only  one  Speller  is  used. 

As  in  the  u  Primary  Speller,11  we  have  adopted  here,  mainly,  the  orthography  and  pro- 
nunciation of  Dr.  Webster,  as  contained  in  the  University  edition  of  his  Dictionary,  edited 
by  Prof.  Goodrich.  With  only  a  few  exceptions,  this  edition  does  not  differ  materially  in 
these  particulars  from  the  valuable  work  of  Dr.  Worcester.  In  accordance  with  both 
Webster  and  Worcester,  we  have  designated  the  sound  of  w,  when  preceded  by  r  in  the 
same  syllable,  as  equivalent  to  oo.  so  that  rule  is  pronounced  rool,  and  not  rule ;  although 
we  believe  growing  usage  favors  the  long  sound  of  u  in  all  words  of  this  class,  the  same 
as  in  mule,  tune,  etc.  We  would  have  preferred,  in  accordance  with  Johnson,  and  the 
early  editions  of  Webster,  to  give  to  long  u  but  one  sound,  as  heard  in  mute,  but  the  pres- 
ent weight  of  authority  seems  to  be  against  it. 

In  his  system  of  syllabication,  Webster  aimed  to  designate  the  primitive  word  in  all  de- 
rivative forms  :  hence  he  has  bak'er,  mak'er,  rid'er,  writ'er,  etc.,  instead  of  ba'ker,  ma'- 
ker,  ri'der,  wri'ter,  as  given  by  Walker,  Worcester,  and  others.  We  see  no  reason  to 
believe  that  Webster  designed  his  system  of  syllabication  to  be  curried  out  in  actual  oral 
spelling,  although  we  believe  it  has  been  rigidly  adhered  to  in  most  of  the  Spelling-books 
based  upon  his  system  of  orthography.  We  have  generally  endeavored  to  give  that  di- 
vision of  words  into  syllables  which  best  represents  their  actual  syllabication  in  spoken 
language,  but  we  have  retained  the  system  of  Webster  when  it  is  not  too  plainly  incon- 
sistent with  this  usage.  To  avoid  the  anomaly  of  giving  to  c  the  sound  of  s,  when  it  fol- 
lows a  vowel  in  the  same  syllable,  we  have  written  ve  ra'ci  ty,  ne'ces  sa  ry,  so  li'ci  tude, 
etc.,  instead  of  ve  rac'i  ty,  nec'es  sa  ly,  so  lic'i  tude,  as  given  by  Webster.  In  the  marks 
indicating  the  sounds  of  the  letters,  we  have  aimed  to  be  sufficiently  full  and  minute  where 
either  teacher  or  pupil  could  possibly  need  a  guide,  but  we  have  not  thought  it  desira- 
ble to  encumber  the  text  with  them  where  they  would  be  useless,  as  in  the  hundreds  of 
cases  of  c  sounded  like  &,  and  of  s  like  z,  in  which  the  pupil  could  scarcely,  by  any  possi- 
bility, avoid  giving  the  correct  sounds. 

The  following  are  the  leading  points  in  which  the  present  work  differs  essentially  from 
other  Spelling-books. 

I.  THE  REGULAR  SPELLING  LESSONS. 

In  the  regular  spelling  lessons,  which  occupy  the  larger  portion  of  the  work,  not  only 
are  the  words  arranged  in  strict  accordance  with  their  accented  vowel  sounds,  but  they 
are  further  classified  under  the  heads  of  ihe  different  parts  of  speech  to  which  they  belong; 
and  a  word  which  may  be  used  in  two  or  more  parts  of  speech  is  found  under  its  appropri- 
ate heading.  Some  of  the  advantages  of  this  latter  mode  of  arrangement  are  the  follow- 
ing: 

By  habitually  associating  the  words  with  the  offices  ivhich  they  perform  in  written  or 
spoken  language,  pupils  will  necessarily  gain  some  considerable  knowledge  of  their  mean- 
ing and  uses  ;  and  if,  in  connection  with  the  spelling  lessons,  the  teacher  will  frequently 
direct  attention  to  the  definitions  of  the  Several  parts  of  speech,  not  only  will  this  knowl- 
edge of  words  be  greatly  extended,  but  the  radimentary  principles  of  English  Grammar 
also  will  be  easily  acquired. 

Where  the  same  words  are  classed  as  belonging  to  two  parts  of  speech — as  being  bot'h 
"  nouns  and  verbs,"  or  u  adjectives  and  nouns,11  for  example — it  would  be  well  for  the 
teacher  to  accustom  the  pupils  to  form  sentences  showing  their  use  in  both  senses,  as  il- 
lustrated in  some  of  the  early  lessons. 

IT.  WOKDS  USUALLY  CALLED  SYNONYMS. 

We  have  taken  a  large  number  of  the  so-called  "  synonyms"  found  in  our  language, 
and  have  grouped  the  words  of  similar  meaning  in  couplets,  triplets,  etc.,  with  a  brief 


iv  PREFACE. 

phrase  or  sentence  designed  to  give  an  example  of  the  appropriate  use  of  each.  See  the 
u  Exercises"  from  page  33  to  page  137  inclusive. 

The  design  of  this  arrangement  is  not  only  to  furnish  suitable  spelling  lessons  formed 
of  words  used  in  sentences,  and  thereby  having  a  meaning  attached  to  them,  but  also  to 
accustom  pupils  to  the  appropriate  use  of  a  large  class  of  words  in  which  mistakes  most 
frequently  occur,  even  among  good  writers.  "  The  great  source  of  a  loose  style,"  says 
Dr.  Blair,  "is  the  injudicious  use  of  synonymous  terms."  If  we  would  guard  against  this 
fault,  we  must  early  familiarize  children  to  the  best  usage  of  this  class  of  words,  and  by 
doing  this  we  shall  do  much  to  cultivate  in  them  nice  discrimination  and  a  correct  taste. 
We  have  adopted  the  plan  pursued  in  this  work  with  this  end  in  view,  and  without  at  all 
encroaching  upon  the  usefulness  of  the  book  for  mere  spelling  purposes.  The  plan  is  very 
different  in  principle  from  the  system  of  arranging  synonyms  as  mutual  definers,  as  has 
been  done  by  several  other  compilers  of  Spelling-books.  The  following  are  some  of  the 
objections  to  the  system  of  defining  one  word  by  another  in  a  work  designed  for  primary 
instruction. 

1.  So  far  as  the  pupil  is  concerned,  the  word  used  as  a  definer  frequently  needs  defining 
as  much  as  the  word  defined. 

2.  When  it  is  considered  that  there  are  probably  not  a  dozen  words  in  our  language  for 
which  we  can  substitute  exact  synonyms — that  is,  words  which  in  all  cases  will  convey 
precisely  the  same  meaning  as  the  words  to  be  defined,  it  must  be  evident  that  the  meth- 
od of  defining  by  synonyms  is  exceedingly  faulty,  as  the  following  examples  will  show. 

Although  the  words  unavoidably  and  inevitably  are  given  in  our  dictionaries,  and  in 
several  Spelling-books,  as  mutual  definers,  and  are  regarded  as  synonyms,  yet  it  will  be 
found  that,  in  their  use  in  sentences,  they  can  seldom  be  made  to  exchange  places  with 
propriety.  Thus  we  would  say, 

He  was  unavoidably  detained ; 

He  will  be  inevitably  killed ; 

but  it  would  not  be  in  accordance  with  good  usage  to  say,  "  He  was  inevitably  detained ;" 
u  He  will  be  unavoidably  killed." 
Although  what  is  imperceptible  is,  manifestly,  not  perceivable,  yet  we  should  say, 

The  imperceptible  progress  of  the  siege ; 
The  unperceivable  approach  of  the  enemy ; 

meaning,  in  the  one  case,  that  the  progress  was  so  slow  as  to  be  imperceptible,  and,  in  the 
other,  that  the  enemy  came  by  such  a  route  that  their  approach  was  unperceived  by  us. 

It  is  true  that  what  is  interminable  is,  from  the  derivation  of  the  word,  without  end  or 
limit,  yet  we  should  say, 

Interminable  disputes ; 

Illimitable  space ; 

and  not  '•'•interminable  space,"  nor  "illimitable  disputes." 

In  one  Spelling-book  we  find  the  words  impregnable  and  invincible  used  as  mutual  de- 
finers, and  also  the  words  florid  &iid.Jiowery.  Good  usage  would  require  us  to  say, 

The  fortress  is  impregnable ; 

The  army  is  invincible  ; 

A  florid  complexion ; 

A  flowery  lawn ; 

but  we  should  not  say,  "The  fortress  is  invincible,"  "The  army  is  impregnable;"  nor 
should  we  say  "  A  flowery  complexion,"  or  "  A  florid  lawn."  And  even  where  two  words, 
from  their  derivation,  would  seem  to  be  strictly  synonymous,  each  has,  generally,  its  own 
peculiar  application  :  wenj  it  not  so  theTe  would  have  been  no  necessity  for  both  words  in 
the  language.  Thus  daily  and  diurnal  have  the  same  meaning ;  but  usage  has  made  the 
former  the  colloquial,  and  the  latter  the  scientific  term.  Thus  we  say  "  A  physician's 
daily  visits,"  not  his  diurnal  visits;  uthe  earth's  diurnal  motion,"  not  the  earth's  daily 
motion. 

But,  for  further  illustrations  of  the  principle,  we  would  refer  to  all  the  EXERCISES  in 
synonyms  given  in  the  following  pages.  See  especially  u  Miscellaneous,"  p.  127-129,  in 
which  all  the  synonymous  words  are  taken  from  a  single  page  in  one  of  our  Spelling-books, 
where  all  the  couplets  are  used  as  mutual  definers. 

It  is  not  pretended  that  in  no  cases  can  the  synonymous  words  which  we  have  em- 
braced in  brackets  be  made  to  exchange  places  with  propriety,  but  that  few  of  them,  com- 
paratively, can  be  thus  mutually  substituted  for  each'  other,  and  that,  in  the  phrases  or 
partial  sentences  in  which  the  synonymous  terms  are  exhibited,  we  have  endeavored  to 
conform  to  the  best  usage.  We  believe,  moreover,  that  pupils  will  acquire  a  much  better 
knowledge  of  the  shades  of  meaning  of  this  class  of  words  by  the  methods  herein  indi- 
cated, than  would  be  obtained  by  any  amount  of  study  given  to  them  as  'mutual  definers 
— the  only  way  in  which  they  can  be  studied  in  our  dictionaries  or  in  previous  Spelling- 
books.  The  familiarity  with  synonvms  thus  acquired  will,  furthermore,  produce  this 
beneficial  re?uH  :  it  will  aid  the  youthful  writer  where  he  most  needs  assistance,  by  giv 


PREFACE.  v 

ing  him  several  words  of  allied  meaning  to  choose  from,  while,  at  the  same  time,  it  will 
furnish  him  an  example  of  the  appropriate  usage  of  each.  Those  who  have  given  in- 
struction in  the  writing  of  compositions  Avill  appreciate  the  importance  of  the  aid  which 
this  feature  of  the  work  will  render  their  pupils.  It  would  be  a  profitable  exercise  for 
advanced  pupils  to  write  several  complete  sentences  for  each  of  the  words  grouped  as  syn- 
onyms, as  they  would  thereby  the  better  learn  to  apply  the  distinctions  which  are  briefly 
illustrated  in  the  book. 

III.  THE  DEFINING  LESSONS. 
(See  page  150  to  page  166  inclusive.) 

A  third  prominent  feature  of  the  present  work  is  found  in  the  Defining  Lessons,  begin- 
ning on  page  150,  embracing  a  list  of  common  words,  each  of  which  has  various  mean- 
Jugs,  or  shades  of  meaning,  according  to  its  application.  If  the  pupil  should  be  required 
to  learn  the  definitions,  or  varied  uses,  of  any  words  in  the  language,  he  should  certainly 
learn  those  of  the  words  of  this  class  ;  but  it  is  very  evident  that  the  prevalent  system  of 
defining  these  words  by  words  is  of  little  practical  utility,  for  the  application  is  still  to  be 
learned  by  the  use  of  the  words  in  sentences.  There  is,  moreover,  in  the  old  or  diction- 
ary method,  the  certainty  either  of  encumbering  the  mind  of  the  pupil  with  mere  words 
that  convey  no  ideas,  or  of  giving  wrong  ideas.  We  will  briefly  illustrate  by  examples 
from  the  Dictionary. 

COUN'SEL,  n.,  advice  ;  opinions  ;  an  advocate. 

CRAFT,  n.,  artifice;  trade ;  small  vessels. 

CHARGE,  v.,  to  make  an  onset;  to  load;  to  intrust;  to  set  to  the  account  of;  to  accuse; 
to  command. 

Such  a  variety  of  meanings,  without  any  application  of  the  words,  is  enough  to  confuse 
any  child,  and  is  sufficient  to  show  the  absurdity  of  dictionary  definitions  for  purposes  of 
primary  instruction.  The  object  of  defining  words  in  this  manner,  in  the  dictionary,  is 
that,  when  the  reader  finds  a  word  used  with  a  new  or  peculiar  signification  (which  he 
generally  learns  from  the  context),  he  may  refer  to  the  dictionary  to  ascertain  if  this  par- 
ticular usage  of  the  word  is  authorized.  The  dictionary  is  designed  to  be  referred  to,  for 
a  particular  word,  only  after  the  loord  has  been  met  with  in  reading  or  conversation.  The 
use  of  the  word  grew  up  before  the  dictionary  was  made ;  and  in  the  instruction  of  chil- 
dren we  should,  as  far  as  possible,  follow  the  same  order — we  should  show  the  use  of  the 
word  before  giving  its  formal  definition,  for  it  is  the  context  only  which  clearly  determines 
the  meaning  in  any  particular  instance.  In  contrast  with  the  word  method,  or  dictionary 
method  of  definitions,  we  give  an  illustration  of  the  system  adopted  in  the  "Defining 
Lessons"  of  the  present  work,  using  the  same  words  as  above. 

COUN'SEL,  n.  We  gave  him  good  counsel  (advice).  Let  a  man  keep  his  own  counsel 
(opinions ;  purposes).  He  was  questioned  by  the  plaintiff's  counsel  (advocate ;  lawyer). 

CRAFT,  n.  He  accomplished  his  purposes  by  craft  (artifice).  He  belongs  to  the  craft 
of  masons  (trade ;  occupation).  There  are  many  small  craft  in  the  river  (small  vessels). 

CHARGE,  v.  We  charged  the  enemy  (attacked;  made  an  onset  upon).  We  charged  our 
muskets  (loaded).  The  officer  was  charged  with  despatches  (intrusted).  To  whom  shall 
we  charge  the  goods  ?  (as  a  debt).  He  is  charged  with  theft  (accused  of).  We  charge  you 
to  return  immediately  (command). 

It  would  be  a  very  hard  task  for  a  child  to  learn  the  several  significations  of  the  verb 
u  to  charge,11  as  taken  from  the  dictionary,  but  the  lesson  becomes  at  once  interesting 
and  profitable  when  the  meaning  is  first  indicated  by  the  use  of  the  word.  The  latter  is 
the  only  natural  method  by  which  children  learn  language.  In  the  u  Defining  Lessons11 
the  teacher  should  read  aloud  the  sentences,  and  require  the  pupil  to  tell  the  meaning  of 
the  word  to  be  defined  in  each.  It  would  also  be  well  for  advanced  pupils  to  write  other 
similar  sentences,  showing  the  meaning  of  the  word  in  each,  according  to  the  plan  given 
above. 

The  utility  of  this  system  of  definitions  is  quite  as  marked  when  it  is  desired  to  exhibit 
shades  of  meaning,  as  the  following  examples  will  show. 

DE  LIN'E  ATE,  v.  We  delineate  their  forms  with  the  pencil  (sketch ;  draw).  We  de- 
lineate the  virtues  of  our  ancestors  (set  forth  in  words). 

CLEAR,  adj.  The  way  is  now  clear  for  him  to  proceed  (unobstructed).  It  is  a  clear  day 
(free  from  clouds).  The  reason  of  it  is  very  clear  (plain ;  evident).  He  is  a  man  of  clear 
judgment  (discriminating).  He  is  now  clear  of  debt  (free  from).  He  has  a  clear  voice 
(distinct). 

Although  delineate  means, in  both  the  above  cases,  uto  represent,11  or  "set  forth,1'  yet 
the  representation  is  made  in  the  one  case  by  the  pencil,  and  in  the  other  by  words ;  and 
these  are  shades  of  meaning  that  could  not  well  be  shown  without  an  illustrative  use  of 
the  word  in  different  sentences.  The  use  of  the  adjective  clear,  as  above  given,  illustrates 
the  same  principle. 

In  this  connection,  we  suggest  the  following  for  a  series  of  highly  interesting  and  useful 
lessons  in  which  a  superior  teacher  may  exercise  his  advanced  pupils.  Let  the  teacher, 
taking  the  words  in  the  "  Defining  Lesson?,"  endeavor  to  ascertain  that  primary  meaning 


vi  PREFACE. 

of  each  which  is  found  in  all  the  examples  given  of  its  use,  and  then  require  the  pupil, 
looking  on  the  book,  to  explain  how  this  primary  meaning  enters  into  all  the  examples. 
As  an  illustration,  we  first  take  the  adjective  open,  the  primary  meaning  of  which  may  be 
given  as  "  not  closed." 

O'  PEN,  adj.  (not  closed).  1.  The  door  is  open  (not  shut).  2.  Leave  it  in  an  open  vessel 
(uncovered).  3.  We  have  had  an  open  winter  (mild).  4.  He  testified  in  open  court  (pub- 
lic). 5.  We  lay  open  the  secrets  of  our  hearts  (expose  to  view).  6.  We  have  an  open  ac- 
count against  him  (unsettled).  7.  The  question  is  now  open  for  discussion  (ready ;  free). 

Why  is  the  word  open  appropriate  in  all  these  sentences  ? 

EXPLANATION. 

1.  The  door  is  "open,"  because  not  closed  by  being  shut  to.  2.  The  vessel  is  "open," 
because  not  closed  by  a  cover.  3.  The  winter  is  "  open,"  because  not  closedby  the  cold  or 
frost.  4.  The  court  was  "  open1'  to  the  public,  because  the  doors  were  not  closed  against 
them.  5.  The  secrets  of  the  heart  are  "  open,"  because  not  closed  by  reserve  or  secrecy. 
6.  The  account  is  u  open,"  because  not  closed  by  a  settlement.  7.  The  question  is  still 
"open"  for  discussion,  because  not  closed  by  a  decision. 

IVie  also  the  following : 

ROLL,  v.  (to  revolve).  The  ball  rolls  down  hill.  We  roll  up  the  cloth.  The  ship  rolls 
from  side  to  side.  Ages  roll  away. 

Why  is  "roll"  appropriate  in  each  of  these  sentences?  Why  do  we  say  "ages  roll 
aAvay  ?"  Because  they  pass  away  by  the  rolling  or  revolving  of  the  earth. 

Similar  explanations  may  be  made,  by  the  experienced  teacher,  of  most  of  the  words 
given  in  the  "  Defining  Lessons."  In  some  cases,  however,  as  in  the  various  uses  of  the 
noun  "  craft,"  the  meaning  is  now  so  far  removed  from  the  original  or  primary  significa- 
tion that  the  analogy  is  not  easily  discernible.  (See  page  150  for  the  uses  to  be  made  of 
the  "  Defining  Lessons.") 


But  it  must  be  remembered  that  the  primary  and  chief  use  for  which  the  present  work 
is  designed  is  as  a  SpeUing-book ;  and  that  not  only  the  regular  spelling  "Lessons,"  oc- 
cupying the  upper  portions  of  the  pages,  but  the  "  Exercises"  in  synonyms  also,  are  to  be 
used  for  spelling  purposes,  both  oral  and  written.  The  ends  hop  ad  to  be  attained,  in  ac 
cordance  with  the  preceding  suggestions,  are  only  incidental  to  the  main  object  in  view 
and  we  do  not  think  it  Avill  be  deemed  a  valid  objection  to  a  "  Spelling-book"  that  it  may 
without  detriment  to  its  main  object,  so  easily  be  made  to  subserve  the  additional  pur 
poses  herein  contemplated. 

The  subject  of  Prefixes  and  Suffixes,  though  introduced  into  some  of  our  Spelling-books, 
we  have  omitted  in  the  present  work,  because,  from  its  inherent  difficulties,  it  is  seldom 
.studied  when  introduced ;  and,  indeed,  we  think  its  study  is  of  little  use  to  any  but  ad- 
vanced students,  for  in  many  words  it  is  difficult  for  any  but  the  most  thorough  classical 
scholar  to  distinguish  the  original  prefixes  and  suffixes  from  other  analogous  forms ;  in 
some  cases  their  import  is  no  longer  obvious,  and  in  others  they  have  acquired  an  unusual 
or  metaphorical  meaning. 

The  "  Directions"  for  the  methods  of  using  the  work  are  designed  merely  as  suggestions 
to  the  teacher,  who  will  often  introduce  methods  of  his  own,  which  may  be  better,  for  his 
use,  than  those  we  have  given. 


I.  CALLING  WORDS  AT  SIGHT. 

DIRECTIONS. — Direct  the  attention  of  the  pupil  to  the  pic- 
tures  in  the  lessons  of  the  next  page :  ask  him  what  each  rep- 
resents; lead  him  to  associate  the  words  with  the  pictures, 
until  he  can  call  the  former  at  sight,  first  in  order,  and  then 
promiscuously  when  the  pictures  are  covered  by  the  hand  or 
a  piece  of  paper. 

Next  let  the  pupil  read,  at  sight,  the  exercises  in  lesson  3, 
first  by  the  aid  of  the  illustrations,  and  then  without  them. 
Let  him  also  learh  the  figures,  and  use  them  in  numbering 
the  exercises. 

Let  the  pupil  go  through  the  lessons  4,  5,  and  6  in  the  same 
manner,  and  then  repeatedly  review  the  whole  until  he  can 
readily  call  all  the  words,  and  read  the  sentences,  at  sight. 

II.  THE  ALPHABET. 

DIRECTIONS. — After  the  pupil  has  thus  learned  to  call,  at 
sight,  all  the  words  in  the  first  six  lessons,  let  him  go  back  to 
the  word  hat,  at  the  beginning  of  the  first  lesson,  and  learn 
the  letters  which  form  the  word  ;  let  him  then  spell  the  word, 
at  first  with  the  aid  of  the  book,  and  then  without  it  when 
the  word  is  pronounced  by  the  teacher.  Let  him  go  through 
all  the  words  in  lessons  1,  2,  4,  and  5  in  the  same  manner. 

Although  these  six  lessons  contain  all  the  letters  of  the 
alphabet — most  of  them  repeated  many  times — yet  the  pupils 
may,  after  this,  be  occasionally  exercised  upon  the  alphabet 
separately,  which  will  be  found  on  page  12.  They  should 
also  learn  to  write  the  Script  letters  on  their  slates. 


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LESSON  1. 


Hat 


LESSON  2. 


Cap 


Cat 


Bat 


Rat 


Top 


Pig 


Hens 


Cup 
Ape 


Ant 


Owl 


Ox 


Urn 


Oak 


Ax 


Egg 


Arm 


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LESSON  3. 

1.  A  hat  and  a 

cap. 

2.  A  cat  and  a 

rat. 

3.  A  bat  and  a 

top. 

4.  A  pig  and  two 

hens. 

5.  A  cup  and  an 

ant. 

6.  An  ape«."arid  a 

owl. 

7.  An  ox  and  an 

ax. 

8.  An  urn  and  an 


9.  An  oak  and  an 
arm. 

A2 


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LESSON  4. 


Dog 
Fly 


Jug 


LESSON  5. 


Pox 


Box 


Jay 


Man 


Cow 


Hive 


Quill 


Li-on 


Nest 


Wolf 


Rose 


Quail 


Ze-bra 


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LESSON  6. 

1.  A  dog  and  a 

fox. 

2.  A  fly  and   a 

box. 

3.  A  jug   and   a 


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4.  A  man  and  a 

cow. 

5.  A  dove  and  a 

nest. 

ban**   6.  A  duck  and  a 
^an^  a  wolf. 

7.  A  hive  and  a  jj^ 
rose. 


8.  A  quill  and  a 

quail. 

9.  A  li-on  and  a 

ze-bra. 


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ROMAN  LBTTBB8. 


THE  ALPHABET. 


ITALIC  LETTERS. 


a    A 

a,   Jl 

b    B 

b   B 

c    C 

c    C 

d    D 

d  D 

e    E 

e    E 

f    F 

f  F 

g    G- 

g   G 

h    H 

h  H 

i     I 

f 

't               m 

J    J 

J      J 

k    K 

k  K 

1     L 

I    L 

m  M 

m  M 

n    N 

n  JY 

o    O 

o    0 

P    P 

P  P 

q  a 

q     Q 

r     R 

r   R 

s     S 

s    S 

t    T 

t    T 

u    U 

u    If 

v    V 

v  r 

w  W 

w  W 

x    X 

x   X 

y  Y 

y  Y 

z    Z 

z   Z 

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III.  WORDS  OF  NOT  MORE  THAN  THREE  LETTERS. 

DIRECTIONS. — Before  the  words  in  the  following  spelling  Lessons  are 
studied  by  the  pupils  for  the  purpose  of  spelling  them,  the  teacher  should 
read  them  aloud  to  the  class,  and  the  pupils  should  pronounce  each  word 
after  him  ;  and  this  should  be  continued  until  each  pupil  can  call  the  words 
readily  at  sight. 

The  sentences  in  the  Exercises  should  also  be  read  aloud  to  the  pupils 
before  the  latter  are  required  to  read  them.  After  the  pupils  have  read 
the  sentences  in  the  Exercises,  let  them  spell  the  principal  words  in  each. 

LESSON  7. 


bat 
cat 
fat 
hat 
mat 

pat      gap      rap 
rat       hap      sap 
sat       lap       bad 
vat      map     gad 
cap      nap      had 

lad 
mad 
pad 
sad 
cab 

dab 
gab 
nab 
ban 
can 

LESSOW  8. 

fan      van      mar    ram 
man    bar       par      bag 
pan     car       tar       fag 
ran     far        ham    gag 
tan      jar       jam     hag 

EXERCISE  1.* 

ADJ. 

NOUNS. 

ADJ. 

NOUNS. 

A  tin 

pan 

A  big 

cat 

"  red 

fan 

"   fat 

rat 

"   bad 

man 

"   wet 

mat 

*  Suggestions.— In  connection  with  this  Exercise  let  the  pupils  learn  what  a  Noun  is, 
and  what  an  Adjective  is. 

A  Noun  is  the  name  of  any  thing. 

What  nctW8  of  things  are  given  in  this  Exercise?  The  names  pan,  fan,  cat,  rat,  etc. 
Teach  the  pupils  the  distinction  between  the  name  of  a  thing,  and  the  thing  itself.  Thus, 
tell  them  that  the  thing,  or  object,  u  book,"  is  not  a  noun ;  but  the  name  "  book"  is  a  noun. 

.  An  Adjective  is  a  word  which  describes  a  Noun. 

Thus,  if  I  write  u  a  big  cat,"  the  word  u  cat"  is  a  noun,  and  the  word  "  big"  is  an  adjec- 
tive, for  it  describes  the  cat,  or  tells  what  kind  of  a  cat  it  is. 


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LESSON  9. 

bay     lay      jag     tag       faw 
day     may    lag      wag     jaw 
gay     nay     nag     say       law 
hay     pay     rag     way     maw 
jay      ray      sag     caw     paw 

LESSON  10. 

bed     bet      pet      hen      hem 
fed       get      set      men     dew 
led      jet      wet     pen      new 
red      let       yet      ten       few 
wed     met     den     wen     hew 
web     net      fen      gem     mew 

EXERCISE  2.* 

NOUNS. 

ADJ. 

NOUNS. 

Aw. 

The 

dog     is 

mad 

The    Car     is 

new 

u 

pen   " 

bad 

"      men  are 

few 

It 

man  " 

sad 

"    lad   is 

ill 

u 

hay   " 

dry 

"    bag  " 

old 

u 

rat     " 

shy 

"    egg  - 

raw 

u 

fox    " 

sly 

"    eye   " 

dim 

1.  Is  the  old  man  sad,  and  is  the 

big  dog  mad'  ? 

2.  Did  he  see  the  sly  old  fox'  9 

*  In  this  Exercise  the  adjectives  are  placed  after  the  nouns.     Show  the  pupils  that  they 
there  also  answer  the  same  purpose  of  qualifying,  limiting,  or  describing  the  nouns. 


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beg 

keg 

leg 

peg 

bid 


did 
hid 
kid 
lid 
rid 


LESSON  11. 
bib 
fib 

jib 
nib 

rib 


bin 
din 
fin 
gin 
kin 


pin 

sin 

tin 

win 

dim 


LESSON  12. 


him 

lit 

lip 

fig 

tax 

rim 

mit 

rip 

gig 

lax 

bit 

pit 

sip 

J!g 

wax 

fit 

sit 

tip 

P*g 

fix 

hit 

dip 

big 

rig 

mix 

kit 

hip 

dig 

wig 

six 

EXERCISE  3. 


NOUNS. 


NOUNS. 


A  ton  of  hay 
"  cup  "   tea 
"  pan  "   fat 
"  can  "   oil 
"  sip    "   rum 
"  tub    "   tar 


NOUNS.  NOUNS. 

A  jet     of  gas 
ale 


mug 
mob 
bit 
box 


cut 


men 

gum 

wax 

gin 

ham 


"  keg  "   sap 

1.  Is  it  a  cup  of  new  tea',  or  a 
can  of  bad  oiF  ? 

2.  Was  it  a  mug  of  old  ale'  ? 


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LESSON  13. 

cot      lot      fop       sop       job 
dot      not     hop      top       mob 
got      pot     lop       bob      rob 
hot      rot      mop     cob      sob 
jot      sot      pop      fob       bog 

LESSON  14. 

cog     god    bow      sow     bud 
dog     hod    cow      vow     cud 
fog      nod    how      boy      mud 
hog     pod    mow     coy      cup 
jog     rod     now      joy      pup 
log      sod     row      toy       sup 

EXERCISE  4. 

NOUNS. 

NOUNS. 

NOUNS. 

NOUNS. 

The 

rim  of  a 

pan 

The  Hd       of  the 

box 

M 

rib 

man 

"    ear     " 

fox 

M 

leg     " 

bug 

"    end    " 

log 

M 

top     " 

mug 

"   nib 

pen 

(( 

paw  " 

dog 

"   egg    " 

hen 

tl 

jaw    " 

hog 

"   wad  " 

gun 

M 

eye     " 

cat 

"    toy     " 

boy 

1.  Did  you  say  it  was  the  paw 
of  a  dog'  ?     Is  it  so'  ? 

2.  Did  the  cow  get  the  hay'  ? 


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cub 
hub 
rub 
tub 
bug 

LESSON  15. 

dug      pug     hut      hum 
hug      rug      jut       mum 
jug       tug      nut      rum 
lug       but      rut       sum 
mug     cut      gum    bun 

dun 
fun 
gun 
nun 
pun 
run 

LESSON  16. 

sun       cry      ply       all 
tun       dry      sly       add 
bur       fry       shy      odd 
cur       pry      sky      ell 
fur        try       sty       ill 
pur       fly       why     egg 

EXERCISE  5.« 

VERBS. 

NOUNS. 

VEBBS. 

NOUNS. 

Rap 

the  jar 

Get 

the  key 

Pat 

"    lad 

Saw 

"    oak 

Tap 

"    nag 

Rub 

"    lip 

Fan 

"    bat 

Hug 

"     JUg 

Win 

"    bet 

Jam 

-    leg 

Dip 

"    mop 

Hew 

•    log 

Sip 

"    tea 

Dry 

"    rug 

Hit 

"    top 

Try 

"    gun 

*  In  this  Exercise  Verbs  are  introduced  with  Nouns. 

A  Verb  is  a  word  or  words  which  assert,  or  declare,  or  command,  or  request,  etc. 
Thus  the  word  rap  is  a  verb,  when  it  is  used  to  assert  or  declare  that  u  he  raps  the  jar,' 
or  when  it  is  used  to  command,  as  u  rap  the  jar." 


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LESSON  17. 

ant       elm      ask      his       bee 
and      ale        ash       nor      see 
end      ape      imp      for       raw 
elk       age      ink       she      saw 

LESSON  18 

go        wo       sea       box     oft 

f 
so         our       pea      fox      ice 

lo         owl      tea       err      gas 
no        old       eat       off      war 

EXERCISE  6. 

VERBS. 

NOUNS. 

VERBS. 

NOUNS. 

Try  the 

awl 

He  met 

the    foe 

Eat    - 

nut 

•   hit 

his  toe 

Use    " 

cot 

"   dug 

the  mud 

Pay   « 

tax 

"   saw 

"   ink 

Mix   • 

wax 

"   had 

"   gun 

Vex   " 

fox 

fed 

"   ape 

Fix     • 

ax 

"   led 

"   cur 

1.  Try  the  new  awl,  and  let  me 
use  it  on  the  cot. 

2.  You  may  mix  the  wax  in  our 
new  red  box. 

3.  Who'  wasv  it  ?     Was  it  he'  ? 
No\     It  was  I.     Did  he  go'  ? 


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LESSON  19. 

ace 
ate 
aim 

bey 
art 
arm 

yam 
air 
are 

eel 
fee 
the 

ire 
pie 
lie 

ail 

awe 

wan 

me 

hie 

yes 

all 

was 

ebb 

tie 

LESSON  20. 

thy 
inn 

oat 
ode 

fir 
sir 

won 
one 

who 
urn 

its 
oar 

owe 
orb 

son 
ton 

out 
two 

pew 
you 

EXERCISE  7. 


1.  The  air  is  hot.    Are  you  hot'  ? 
We  are  not  at  the  inn  yet. 

2.  Are  all  of  you  in  the  pew'  ? 
Yes,  we  are  all  in  the  pew. 

3.  Sir !  did  you  cut  the  fir',  and 
saw  the  oak',  and  hew  the  elm? 
I  cut  off  a  fir'  log',  an  oak'  log', 
and  an  elm'  log. 

4.  Was   the   eel  in  the   mud'? 
Did  she  get  a  bit  of  pie'  ?     Do  not 
lie  in  the  mud.    Is  he  the  man  who 
did  it'  1     Why  did  he  do  it'  ? 


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IV.  MONOSYLLABLES  OP  NOT  MORE  THAN  FOUR  LETTERS. 

DIRECTIONS. — The  pupils  should  read  aloud  to  the  teacher  the  partially 
formed  sentences  in  the  "  Exercises, "  in  the  following  pages,  before  they 
are  required  to  spell  the  words  contained  in  them. 

The  teacher  should  keep  constantly  before  the  pupils  the  distinctions  be- 
tween the  different  parts  of  speech  as  fast  as  the  latter  are  presented  in  the 
"Lessons"  and  "  Exercises."  At  the  bottom  of  the  pages  are  examples 
of  words,  selected  from  the  spelling  lessons,  alike  in  spelling  and  sound,  but 
used  in  different  parts  of  speech.  As  the  pupil  reads  these  sentences,  let 
him  designate  to  what  parts  of  speech  the  italicized  words  belong.  Thus, 
"  A  safe  cage.  Here  safe  is  an  adjective."  "Put  the  game  in  the  safe. 
Here  safe  is  a  noun."  "  Do  not  rail  at  him.  Here  rail  is  a  verb."  Etc. 
Let  the  pupil  tell  why  the  word  is  an  adjective,  or  a  noun,  or  a  verb,  etc. 

LESSON  21.     The  sound  of  a  as  in  ape. 


.    ADJ. 

gale 

game 

dace 

pate 

fade 

lame 

jail 

cage 

mace 

clay 

wade 

same 

babe 

cake 

jade 

they 

bake 

tame 

bane 

lake 

cape 

dray 

make 

sane 

mane 

sake 

nape 

fray 

take 

gray 

lane 

haze 

rape 

tray 

wake 

NOUNS. 

dame 

maze 

tape 

VERBS. 

paid 

dale 

fane 

vase 

fate 

made 

wait 

LESSON  22.     The 

sound 

of  a  as  in 

ape,  continued. 

VERBS. 

wage 

safe 

name 

race 

stay 

came 

sate      NOUNS  and  v.    gage 

date 

sway 

gave 

flay 

rail 

page 

hate 

cave 

pave 

pray 

wail 

rage 

mate 

wave 

save 

slay 

cane 

face 

rate 

gaze 

rave 

ADJ.  and  N. 

gain 

lace 

bray 

rake 

fail 

sage 

pain 

pace 

play 

bait 

EXERCISE  8.    READING,  SPELLING,  AND  DICTATION. 
ADJ.     NOUNS.  ADJ.       NOUNS.  ADJ.      NOUNS. 

A  sure   aim  A  fast    team'  A  safe     path 

"  cold   rain  "  wide  seam  "  thin     lath 

"  bad    road          "  low     beam  "  warm  bath 

A  safe  cage.    Put  the  game  in  the  safe.    Do  not  rail  at  him.    Put  the  rail  on  the  dray. 
Do  not  cane  him  with  my  cane.     It  will  pain  me  if  I  see  you  in  pain.     You  may  name 

the  boy.    Tell  me  his  name.    Do  not  play  now.    It  is  a  good  play. 

"KEY.— a,  5,  long,  a,  S,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird, 


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LESSON  23.     The  sound  of  a  as  in  at. 


ADJ. 

NOUNS. 

jamb 

fact 

crag 

sash 

glad 

band 

lamb 

tact 

slag 

flax 

drab 

sand 

lamp 

brat 

snag 

adze 

damp 

bran 

hank 

brad 

stag 

VERBS. 

dank 

clan 

tank 

shad 

fang 

chat 

lank 

clam 

crab 

slab 

gang 

spat 

that 

dram 

scab 

cant 

pang 

clad 

LESSON  24,     The  sound  of  a  as  in  at,  continued. 


VERBS. 

Sang         NOUNS  and  V. 

gash         bang        vamp 

cram 

sank         clap 

hash        land         blab 

slam 

mash        flap 

lash         rant         plat 

swam 

bade         slap 

drag         rank         hack 

scan 

have         snap 

flag         bank        pack 

rang 

hath          chap 

plan         camp        sack 

hang 

wrap         dash 

span         hand        tack 

EXERCISE  9.    READING,  SPELLING,  AND  DICTATION. 

ADJ.        NOUNS. 

ADJ.       NOUNS. 

A 

long    life 

A  glad    look 

« 

neat     wife 

"  hard  rock 

u 

weak  mind 

u  snug  barn 

a 

meek  face 

"  vile     deed 

u 

fine     mist 

"  kind   word 

a 

slim    pole 

"  torn    cuff 

.  u 

firm    hold 

"  worn  muff 

a 

fur      robe 

"  tall      tree 

u 

lone     road 

"  dull     tool 

a 

drab    coat 

"  vast    pile 

a 

gray    crag 

"  thin    shad 

He  has  a  drab  coat.  It  la  a  damp  day.  They  clap  their  hands.  A  loud  clap.  They 
flap  their  wings.  The  flap  of  his  coat  is  torn.  Do  not  slap  him  in  the  face.  He  gave 
him  a  slap  with  his  hand.  Hand  me  the  lash.  Do  not  lash  the  colt.  Lash  the  pack  on 
his  back.  Did  you  plan  the  work'  ?  What  was  your  plant  ?  Pack  all  the  flags  in  on« 

pack.  _  

pique,  s6n,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"ciou3 ;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  »  as  z,  eh  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON  25.     The  sound  of  a 

as  in  far. 

ADJ. 

NOUNS. 

barb 

yarn 

half 

dart 

hard 

cart 

garb 

scar 

calf 

part 

dark 

mart 

bard 

star 

marl 

farm 

calm 

lark 

yard 

balm 

NOUNS  and  V. 

harm 

tart 

park 

lard 

palm 

bark 

darn 

harp 

barn 

alms 

mark 

card 

LESSON  26.    The  sound  of  a  as  in  all,  and  of  o  as  in  for. 
same  sound  in  both. 


The 


NOUNS.             malt              VEEBS. 

fall           balk 

daub 

wall          wart         gnaw 
yawl         sort          laud 
claw          fork          born 

flaw               COrn        NOUNS  and  V. 

lawn          horn         gall 

dawn       walk 
fawn        want 
pawn        ward 
draw        warp 
thaw        halt 

form 
cord 
cork 
fork 

ADJ.  and  V. 

hawk        morn        pall 

talk          salt 

warm 

EXERCISE  10.    READING, 

SPELLING,  AND  DICTATION. 

ADJ.       NOUNS. 

A  dry     bone 
"  loud  moan 
"  new   hook 
"  fond  look 
"  lame  lamb 

ADJ.        NOUNS. 

A  gold    coin 
"  damp  room 
"  red      gown 
"  flat      chip 
"  full      ream 

"  lank  form 
"  rich    farm 

"  dead    wasp 
"  nice     lawn 

"  ripe    pear 
"  tart    plum 
"  wide  lawn 

"  rare     rose 
"  west    wind 
"  long     horn 

"  good  wall 

"  fair      morn 

Did  you  hear  the  dog  bark'  ?  Was  it  the  bark  of  a  dog',  or  of  a  wolf x  ?  Nark  the  calf 
with  a  red  mark.  Part  the  bad  boys.  Give  a  part  to  each.  It  is  as  bitter  as  gall.  It 
galls  the  horse  badly.  He  had  a  bad  fall.  Do  not  let  the  ball  fall  on  the  lawn.  It  is  the 
dawn  of  day.  The  day  will  soon  dawn.  This  is  loud  talk.  Do  not  talk  so  loud.  We 
will  make  a  halt  here.  We  will  halt  here.  We  will  salt  the  hay  with  new  salt.  It  is  a 
cord  of  wood.  Cord  up  the  wood. 

KEY. — a,  e,  long,  a,  e,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fiist,  wh»t,  there,  hur,  pr<_iy,  b;rd, 


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LESSON  27.     The  sound  of  a 

as  in  fast. 

ADJ. 

VERBS.            NOUNS. 

bath 

NOUNS  and  V. 

mask 

vast 

bask        cask 

path 

cast 

raft 

ADJ.,  N.,  and  v.     pant         hasp 

mast 

gasp 

pass 

last 

waft        lass 

past 

task 

lath 

LESSON  28.     The  sound  of  e 

as  in  mete. 

ADJ. 

free           NOUNS. 

gear 

ream 

zeal 

near 

keen         bead 

year 

plea 

beef 

neat 

mere         beak 

leaf 

meal 

deed 

each 

meek        peak 

beam 

veal 

keel 

EXERCISE  11.    READING, 

SPELLING,  AND  DICTATION. 

ADJ.        NOUNS. 

ADJ.       NOUNS. 

A 

foul      nest 

A 

dark  hall 

a 

buff    vest 

u 

prim  walk 

u 

grum   tone 

u 

blue   gown 

u 

numb  limb 

— 

four    toys 

u 

dumb  show 

— 

mute  boys 

u 

pert     boy 

— 

fine    cows 

u 

gilt       ring 

— 

nine    cars 

a 

keen    edge 

— 

rude   play 

u 

tame    bird 

— 

more  snow 

u 

mean   look 

— 

each   lass 

a 

wild     hawk 

— 

live     hogs 

u 

vast     beam 

— 

mad    dogs 

u 

poor     pump 

— 

raw     eggs 

u 

big       lump 

— 

bare    legs 

u 

bold     boy 

— 

old      rags 

The 

lean     meat 

— 

big      bags 

a 

east      wind 

— 

ripe     figs 

It  was  last  week  that  I  saw  him.  The  shoe  was  made  on  a  last.  How  long  will  the  pen 
last  f  We  will  take  a  cast  of  it.  I  will  cast  it  from  me.  It  was  the  last  gasp  of  the  man. 
Did  the  man  gasp  ?  You  task  him  too  much.  It  was  a  hard  task  for  him.  Let  him  ride 
on  the  raft.  We  will  raft  the  wood  on  the  lake.  Do  not  mask  your  face.  A  mask  for 
the  face.  A  wide  pass.  Let  me  pas*. 

pique,  son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON  29.     The  sound  of  e  as  in 

mete,  continued. 

VEKBS.            Weep 

reap        veer 
lead         seem 
feel          deem 

Seek       NOUNS  and  V. 

seat          seal 
leak         deal 
leap         feed 
heap        seed 
heat          heed 

peep          ADJ.  and  N. 

keep         east 
peel          deep 

reel             ADJ.  and  V. 

reef          lean 

reek        fear 

lead         need 

weed        mean 

LESSON  30. 

The  sound  of  e 

as  in  met. 

ADJ.           sect 

tent           mesh 

VEBBS.       rend 

best          bell 

dent          nest 

bled        send 

NOUNS.         belt 

them        less 

fled         tend 

beck         yelk 
neck         self 

desk         pelf 
sled          text 

sped        wend 
mend      went 

EXERCISE  12. 

READING,  SPELLING,  AND  DICTATION. 

ADJ.       NOUNS. 

A  silk     sash 

The 

ADJ.       NOUNS. 

best    bell 

"  high  kite 
"  good  joke 
"  bald  head 
"  cool    pool 
"   rash    act 

tt 
tt 
tt 
tt 

next   week 
left     lung 
same  lane 
deep  mire 
last     line 

"  huge  wave 
"  pine   slab 
"  free    gift 
"   sick    girl 

An 

it 

A 

it 

inch    hole 
old      barn 
just    word 
calm  day 

ADJ. 


ADJ.       NOUNS. 


cold     damp  day 
safe     wide    path 
good   warm  bath 
meek  pale     face 
long    slim     pole 


ADJ.        ADJ.      NOUNS. 

A  new  fur  robe 
"  poor  lame  lamb 
"  tall  lank  form 
"  rare  ripe  pear 
"  deep  cool  pool 


I  fear  he  has  no  fear  of  evil.  Seat  him  on  the  back  seat.  The  east  wind  blows  from 
the  east.  Let  the  lean  man  lean  on  his  staff.  Stop  the  leak.  Do  not  let  the  milk  leak 
from  the  cup.  Do  not  heed  him,  but  give  heed  to  me. 

KEY. —a,  e,  long,  a,  e,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fill,  ftist,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird, 


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LESSON  3i,     The  sound  of  e  as  in  met,  continued. 

dead 

ADJ.  and  V. 

left 

ADV. 

then 
when 

LESSON  32.     The  sound  of  I  as  in  fine. 


VERBS. 

weld 

NOUNS  and  V. 

help 

re 

bent 
lent 

held 
reck 

bend 
shed 

jest 
rest 

st 
h< 

sent 

sell 

deck 

vest 

fe 

melt 
etch 

wept 
kept 

peck 
pelt 

step 
mess 

ADJ. 
W 

ADJ. 

high 

nine 

wife 

wine 

tide 

dire 

nigh 

NOUNS. 

lime 

mile 

size 

nice 

ripe 

dike 

time 

tile 

site 

mild 

wide 

pike 

line 

wile 

kite 

wild 

wise 

fife 

tine 

rind 

lyre 

vile 

fine 

life 

vine 

pint 

type 

EXERCISE  13.    READING,  SPELLING,  AND  DICTATION. 


ADJ.  NOUNS. 

soft  wool 

wise  boys 
much  game 

such  mush 

sour  milk 

salt  pork 

slow  work 

NOUNS.  PART. 

My  trap  is  lost 

"  sled  "  gone 

"   vail  "  torn 

"  lace  "  worn 

"   muff  "  sold 

"  cash  "  lent 


NOUNS.  ADJ. 

The  air  is  mild 

"  bear  "  wild 

"  gold  "  pure 

"  babe  "  dear 

"  leaf  "  sere 

My  knee  "  sore 

"  brow  "  bare 

NOUNS.  PART. 

My  arm  is  bent 
"  task  "  done 
The  seed  "  sown 
"  hay 
"  mail 


mown 
"  sent 


debt  "  paid 


Bend  the  bow.  A  bend  in  the  river.  The  wood  is  in  the  shed.  He  did  not  shed  a,  tear. 
On  the  deck  of  the  ship.  Deck  the  lady  with  jewels.  A  peck  of  oats.  Do  not  let  the  bird 
peck  out  his  eyes.  Help  the  man  when  he  calls  for  Jiclp.  He  will  not  jest^  n'or  take  a 
jest.  He  left  the  room.  He  gave  me  his  left  hand. 

pique,  son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious;   «;  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  eh,  the. 

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LESSON  33.     The  sound  of  1  as  in/ine,  continued. 

VEEBS.  Wind  Hlllld  pipe        ADJ.  and  N. 


NOUNS. 

dime 

dice 

mice 

rice 

vice 

wire 


bide 

bind 

mine 

ride 

kind 

ri$e 

wipe 

mire 

side 

hind 

dive 

NOUNS  and  V. 

fire 

hide 

ADJ.  and  V. 

rive 

bite 

hire 

sigh 

like 

dine 

file 

tire 

sign 

ADJ.,NMandV. 

find 

pile 

hive 

pine 

fine 

LESSON  34,     The  sound  ofi  as  in/m. 


ADJ.               NOUNS.              lint 

pill          crib          wisp 

grim        brim          limb 

sill           frit           myth 

prim        whim        king 

flip          grit          lynx 

slim          shin           wind 

grip             whit             VERBS. 

thin          twin           inch 

chip         gift           ding 

this           chin           bill 

rick          rift           sing 

glib          mint          gill 

wick        film         spin 

rich          dint            gill 

milt         mist         quit 

sick          mink          hill 

hilt          disk         twit 

EXERCISE  14.    READING, 

SPELLING,  AND  DICTATION. 

NOTTNS.         NOUNS. 

NOUNS.           NOUNS. 

A  loaf    of  cake 

A  roll     of  wire 

"  yard  "  tape 

41   crop    "  rice 

"   dish    "  peas 

"   pint    "  wine 

"  hive   "  bees 

"   cord    "  wood 

"  pile     "  dirt 

"   bowl  "  soup 

"  load    "  hay 

"   mass  "  muck 

"   heap  "  sand 

"  peck  "  malt 

"  meal  "  meat 

"  mess  "  eels 

"  pack  "  dogs 

"  gust    "  wind 

"   herd  "  deer 

t    pang  "  pain 

"   nest    "  mice 

An  ear      "  corn 

The  lite  of  a  mink.  The  dog  -will  bite.  File  the  nail  with  the  file.  We  will  pile  up  a 
1>ile  of  dirt.  Keep  it  in  mind.  Mind  me.  Do  not  fire  the  gun.  Put  the  wood  on  the 
fire.  He  was  a  kind  man,  to  let  me  have  the  best  kind  he  had.  I  likt  him,  but  he  is  not 
much  like  me.  A.  fine  file.  He  must  pay  the  fine.  We  will  fine  him,  if  he  does  not  come. 

KEY. — a,  e,  long,  5,  £,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird,, 


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LESSON  35     The  sound  of  i  as  in/m,  continued. 


VERBS. 

NOUNS  and  V. 

spit 

tilt 

risk 

hint 

flit 

clip 

kink 

milk 

dish 

grin 

slid 

slip 

link 

lisp 

miss 

tint 

sift 

skip 

sink 

fist 

hiss 

whiz 

kill 

drip 

wink 

lift 

kiss 

ADJ.  and  N. 

tink 

ship 

fill 

fish 

ring 

gilt 

wilt 

trip 

mill 

wish. 

wing 

silk 

swim 

whip 

till 

list 

tick 

ADJ.,  N.,  and  V. 

slit 

will 

skin 

pick 

trim 

LESSON  36     The  sound  of  o  as  in  note. 


ADJ. 

torn* 

NOUNS. 

mole 

lobe 

pork 

both 

worn* 

bone 

pope 

core 

colt 

most 

slow 

cone 

rope 

lore 

dolt 

more 

sown* 

zone 

code 

fort 

cove 

lone 

mown* 

hole 

mode 

port 

host 

SPELLING,  AND  DICTATION. 

NOUNS.  NOUNS. 

The  bite  of  a  mole 

"  end  "  pole 

"  sole  "  foot 

"   heel  "  boot 

"   soul  "  man 

"  blow  "  club 

"  cone  "  pine 

"  core  "  pear 

"  cure  "  sore 

"  lobe  "  lung 

"   door  "  room 

"  tone  "  harp 

We  cut  a  clip  of  wool.  We  clip  the  hair.  Do  not  whip  the  horse  with  that  horse* 
whip.  The  silk  sash  is  made  of  silk.  The  trim  lad  will  trim  the  lamps,  and  put  them  in 
fine  trim.  *  Both  adjectives  and  participles. 

pique,  son,  d5,  wolf,  rude,  fu.ll,  an"ger,  vi"cious;  e  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


EXERCISE  15,    READING, 

NOUNS. 

The  bark 
"  bark 
11  cage 
"  page 
"  base 

NOUNS. 
of  a  dog 

«  log 
"  bird 
"  book 
"   mast 

"  hide 

"  bull 

"  side 

"   barn 

"  tine 

"  fork 

"  beak 

"  hawk 

"  heat 

"  fire 

"  sail 
"   lash 

"  ship 
"  whip 

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LESSON  37.     The  sound  of  o  as  in 


LESSON  38. 


note,  continued, 
tone 
robe 
hone 
jolt 
dose 
post 
comb 
roll 
toll 


The  sound  of  6  as  in  not  and  of  a  as  in  what. 
The  same  sound  in  both. 


NOUNS. 

home 

rove 

flow 

foam 

goat 

door 

wove 

glow 

roar 

oath 

VERBS. 

soak 

show 

hoax 

loaf 

tore 

coax 

snow 

hope 

loam 

wore 

roam 

crow 

mope 

goal 

dote 

grow 

gore 

note 

soap 

cope 

stow 

ford 

joke 

toad 

doze 

NOUNS  and  V. 

load 

yoke 

dome 

hove 

blow 

coal 

vote 

ADJ.           doll           frog 
soft*        loss*         swan 
long*       moss*       wand 

lost*            moth*         VEEBS. 
Noras.           font              doff* 

loft*         pond         loll 
shop         song*       flog 
bond        sock         plod 

mock*      trot          dock 
swap         chop        hock 

NOUNS  and  V.       slop             lock 

blot           stop         rock 
clot           crop         cost* 
plot           drop         toss* 
shot          prop        swab 
spot           clog         wash 

EXERCISE  16.    READING, 

NOUNS.           NOUNS. 

The  feet    of  a  toad     ^ 
"  side     "    road 
"  fear     "   blow 
"  craw   "    crow 
"  claw    "    crab 
"  song    "    lark 
"  form    "    note 
u  cost     "   robe 

SPELLING,  AND  DICTATION. 
NOUNS.              NOUNS. 

The  size     of  a  loaf 
"  lid        "   desk 
"   deck     "   ship 
"  neck     "   swan 
"   nest      "   wren 
"   dent     "   nail 
"  stem     "  pipe 
"  yelp     "   cur 

The  wind  blows.  He  gave  me  a  blow  on  the  head.  A  flow  of  water.  The  water flows. 
We  are  all  in  a  glow.  The  sun  gloios  with  heat.  Do  not  blot  your  book.  A  blot  of  ink. 
He  shot,  and  the  shot  hit  the  spot. 

*  This  may  be  considered  the  medium  sound  of  o— not  so  short  as  in  not,  nor  so  long  as 
in  nought. 

&ST. — a,  e",  long,  §,  e,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fill,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  b;rd, 


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LESSON  39.     The  sound  of  o  as  in  move,  long  oo,  and  u  as  in 
rude.     The  same  sound  in  all. 

ADJ.  pool  food         NOUNS  and  V.       loop  VERBS. 

rude  tool  hoof  move  hoop        lose 

NOUNS.  boot  woof  boom  hoot         toot 

tomb  coot  foot  doom  root          ADV. 

boon  mood  nook  loom  roof         soon 

loon  rood  room  fool  moor  N.,  ADJ.,  and  v. 

moon  boor  ruse  coop  rule         cool 

LESSON  40     The  sound  of  u  as  in  mute,  and  of  ew  as  u. 


ADJ. 

blue 
pure 
mute 
huge 


NOUNS.  news  knew  dupe  glue 

duke  crew  slew  tune  chew 

tube  VERBS.  NOUNS  and  V.  fume  SteW 

lute  pule  cube  fuse  lure 

mule  brew  cure  muse  view 


EXERCISE  17, 

VEKBS.  NOUNS. 

Name  the  girl 
Tame    "    mule 
Make  "    laws 
Bake    "   cake 
Wake  " 
Save 
Take 
Wave   " 
Play 


Clap 
Flap 
Slap 
Snap 


mate 
"   vase 
"    dame 

flag 
"    fife 
"    hand 
"   flag 
"   ear 

whip 


Drao;    "    crab 


READING,  SPELLING,  AND  DICTATION. 

VERBS.  NOUNS. 

Call     the  roll 

Gnaw  "    cord 

Draw 

Haul 

Wear 

Tear 

Pare 

Bare 

Bear 

Wear 

Cast 

Pass 

Keep 

Feed 


1    corn 
"   yawl 
"   ring 
"    cuff 
"    nail 
"   neck 
"   load 
coat 
ball 
lass 
toll 
hens 


Now  make  a  mow,  and  move  on.  We  hear  the  "boom  of  the  waves.  The  waves  boom. 
His  doom  is  fixed.  They  doom  him  to  death.  Make  a  loop,  and  loop  up  the  curtain.  It 
ia  in  the  cool  of  the  day.  Keep  cool,  and  cool  the  room.  Did  the  Moor  moor  the  boat  to  the 
shore  ?  It  was  found  on  the  moor.  Sing  the  tune.  Tune  the  lute.  Put  it  in  good  tune. 
pique,  son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious ;  e  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  f;h  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON  4i.     The  sound  of  u  as  in  but. 


ADJ. 

diim6 

NOUN& 

bulk 

tuft 

chub 

buff 

just 

buck 

hulk 

tusk 

slug  - 

dull 

much 

muck 

pulp 

musk 

stud 

null 

snug 

luck 

bust 

mush 

hump 

grum 

ADJ.  and  N. 

duct 

rusk 

chum 

lump 

num5 

dusk 

bulb 

flux 

scum 

runt 

The  sound  of  u  as  in  but,  and  of  6  as  in  love. 
The  same  sound  in  both. 


LESSON  42. 
NOUNS. 

gulf 

hull 

muff 

plum 

dove 

monk 

VEEBS. 

cull 


LESSON  43.     The  sound  of  u  as  in  butt,  of  o  as  in  wolf,  and 
of  short  op  as  in  wool.     The  same  sound  in  all. 

ADS.  NOUNS.  Wolf  hood  VERBS.  pull 

good        bull          wool         foot          took         hook 

full  bush  nook  SOOt        NOUNS  and  V.       hoop 

puss         wood        book        cook        look 


stun 

dost 

drum 

lull 

hunt 

spun 

doth 

bung 

gull 

fund 

shun 

wont 

bump 

mull" 

buzz 

hung 

won 

pump 

cuff 

fuss 

rung 

NOUNS  and  V. 

jump 

huff 

love 

sung 

drub 

duck 

puff 

ADJ. 

suck 

grub 

tuck 

luff 

none 

shut 

club 

glut 

hush 

ADV. 

come 

plug 

scud 

gush 

once 

EXERCISE  18. 

READING, 

SPJ 

SLLING,  AND 

DICTATION. 

VEBBS. 

NOUNS. 

VEKBS. 

NOUNS. 

VERBS. 

NOUNS. 

Bend 

the 

'back 

Bind 

the 

oats 

Kick 

the  mule 

Mend 

u 

rack 

Wipe 

u 

dish 

Lift 

"  post 

Lend 

u 

sack 

Eide 

u 

colt 

Quit 

"  room 

Send 

u 

card 

Sign 

u 

will 

Sift 

"  coal 

Melt 

a 

lard 

Wind 

a 

yarn 

Clip 

"  wool 

Sell 

it 

wool 

Fill 

u 

cask 

Sink 

"  ship 

Beat  the  drum.    Do  not  drum  with  your  fingers.    Put  a  pump  in  the  well,  and  pump  out 
the  water.     He  made  a  jump.    Jump  up.     See  the  duck  duck  her  head  in  the  water. 

KEY. — a,  u,  long,  u,  e,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fust,  what,  there,  her,  proy,  bird. 


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ISSON  44.     The  sound  of  e  as  in  her,  of 

i  as  in  bird,  of  6  as 

in  word,  and  of  u  as  in  6£ 

Ir.    The  same  sound 

in  all. 

ADJ. 

herb 

dove 

hurl 

stir 

burn 

pert 

verb 

VERBS. 

furl 

work 

curb 

P 

NOUNS. 

dirt 

were 

urge 

blur 

curl 

fern 

girl 

wert 

NOUNS  and  V. 

slur 

hurt 

germ 

word 

earn 

jerk 

spur 

purr 

term 

worm 

gird 

herd 

turf 

earl 

curd 

girt 

dirk 

turn 

DIPHTHONGAL  SOUNDS. 

LESSON  45.     The  sound  of  ou  as  in  thou,  and  of  ow  as  in  now. 
The  same  sound  in  both.     The  sound  ofoi  as  in  toil 

ADJ.  bout  fowl  VERBS.      NOUNS  and  V.     Coin 


loud        gout 

gown        join          boil         howl 

sour        lout 

town         oint          coil         plow 

NOUNS.        noun 

brow         roil          foil         pout 

loin         thou 

prow         moil         soil         rout 

coif         cowl 

scow         oust         toil 

EXERCISE  19. 

READING,  SPELLING,  AND  DICTATION. 

VERBS.             NOUNS. 

NOUNS.     NOUNS. 

Stop     the  play 

A  bat's    wing 

Drop     "  coal 

"  wag's  joke 

Lock     "  door 

"  fop's    cane 

Swap    "   colt 

"  rat's     toes 

Wash  "  dish 

"  cat's    no$e 

Move    "  tool 

"  boy's  hoop 

Loop     "   rope 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

Cook    "  fowl 

Stay    at  home 

Tune    "   harp 

Come  "  dusk 

Rule     "  host 

Dine    "  nine 

Cure     "  sick 

Look   "  mine 

Shut     "   gate 

Rise     u  five 

Shun    "   vile 

Gaze    "  them 

p'ique,  s6n,  do,  wolf,  inide,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cioua ;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  eh  as  sh;  the. 


32  WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


V.  WORDS  OF  TWO  SYLLABLES. 

LESSON  46.     The  sound  of  a  as  in  ape. 


ADJ. 

play'ful 

fa'ble 

gamester 

play'er 

fa'tal 

grate  ful 

ga  ble 

lame  ness 

cray  on 

na  val 

sa  cred 

ta  ble 

cham  ber 

may  or 

wa  vy 

va  cant 

lady 

ha  tred 

sail  or 

lazy 

^  fa  mous 

gravy 

sa  bre 

s  trai  tor 

era  zy 

\  gra  cious     past  ry 

\a  ere 

lay  man 

sha  dy 

\  spa  cious 

Ma  va 

ma  tron 

dray  man 

state  ly 

\  pa  tient 

pa  per 

pa  tron 

bail  iff 

^  dain  ty 

a  ged 

^  ra  zor 

pa  thos 

cai  tiff 

gain  ful 

NOUNS. 

va  por 

cAa  os 

plaint  iff 

pain  ful 

ba  by 

an  gel 

a  corn 

day  light 

rain  y 

ba  ker 

man  ger 

s"*dai  ry 

day  time 

trail  ing 

dan  ger 

ran  ger 

dai  $y 

day  star 

plaint  ive 

tra  der 

sera  per 

jail  er 

pay  ment 

sway  ward 

ca  ble 

stran  ger 

paint  er 

claim  ant 

V5T  Write  p« 

irtial  exercises,  e 

ach  containing  an 

adjective  and  a  noun;  as,  UA  fatal 

disease;"  "  A  naval  combat." 

EXERCISES  IN  SYNONYMS 
FOR  READING,  SPELLING,  AND  WRITING. 

See  Preface  for  the  principles  involved  in  these  Exercises. 

DIRECTIONS. — 1st.  Let  the  pupils  read  aloud  the  "  Exercises,"  as  in  reg- 
ular reading  lessons. 

2d.  The  teacher  may  pronounce  the  two  or  more  synonymous  words 
embraced  in  brackets,  as,  "straight  and  direct;"  and  the  pupil  may  then 
give  the  sentences,  or  partial  sentences,  in  which  they  are  contained,  as, 
"  A  straight  path,  and  a  direct  route." 

3d.  Let  the  teacher  make  use  of  the  italicized  column  for  a  spelling  les- 
son ;  and  when  he  pronounces  a  word,  let  the  pupil  spell  both  that  word 
and  the  leading  word  or  words  with  which  it  is  connected,  and  then  give  the 
sentence,  or  partial  sentence,  in  which  they  are  contained.  Thus,  the  teach- 
er pronounces  the  word/am*.  The  pupil  spells  it,  and  also  the  word  "  tone," 
and  then  says "  A  faint  tone;"  or  he  may  give  any  other  appropriate  sen- 
tence containing  these  words. 

4th.  The  pupils  may  take  their  spelling-books,  and  at  their  seats  write 
out  these  short  or  partial  sentences  in  complete  sentences  of  greater  length. 
Let  them  designate  the  parts  of  speech  of  the  leading  words  with  which  the 
synonyms  are  connected. 

KEY. — a,  e,  long,  a,  e,  short,  etc.,  fiir,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  pivy,  bird, 


WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


LESSON  47.     The  sound  of  a  as 

va'cate 

va  ry 
NOUNS  and  v. 
Ja  bel 

wa  fer 

wa  ger 

la  bor 

fa  vor 

sta  tion 

ADVEBBS. 

late  ly 

Safe  ly 

brave  ly 
grave  ly 


NOUNS. 

raiment 
S  rail  road 
wain  scot 
waist  band 
play  thing 
base  ness 
x  prai  rie 
bra  $ier 
gla  zier 
ra  dix 
pa  tience 
pa  geant 
-  a  gue 

VERBS. 

chast  en 
hast  en 
wak  en 

U3P"  Define  an 
and  adverb;  as,  u 


xdai  ly 
plain  ly 
vain  ly 
faint  ly 


ADJ. 

in  nate' 
in  sane 
se  date 
a  fraid 
NOUNS. 
bro  cade 
-eas  cade 
cha  rade 

chl  Cane 

gri  mace 

VEBBS. 

a  base 
e  rase 
un  lace 
re  place 
mis  place 
a  wake 


in  ape,  continued, 
be  take'         de  claim'' 
for  sake 
re  take 
en  rage 
en  gage 
ar  range 
de  range 
es  trange 
be  have 
de  prave 
im  pale 
in  hale 
ab  stain 
at  tain 
de  tain 
ob  tain 


re  tain 
con  strain 


ex  plain 
^main  tain 
a  wait 
be  wail 
pre  vail 
ac  quaint 
ap  prai$e 
up  braid 
in  flame 

NOUNS  and  V. 

a  vail 
de  tail 
re  tail 
dis  dain 
re  frain 
Mis  grace 
es  cape 


Adverb.    Write  sentences,  each  containing  an  adjective,  noun,  verb. 
I  plainly  saw  the  patient  stranger. 


I.  ADJECTIVES,  AE 

j  SYNONYMS. 

EXERCISE 

20. 

ADJECTIVES. 

ADJECTIVES. 

a 

j  faint 

tone 

(  hard 

wood 

a 

\  lan"guid 

frame 

\  firm 

ice 

u 

(  straight 

path 

an 

j  ea'ty 

task 

u 

\  di  red' 

route 

a 

\  read'y 

an's^er 

u 

(  frail  _ 

creature 

(1 

(  certain 

rule 

u- 

(  fra'cjile 

flower 

a 

(sure 

guide 

j  mild 

weathrer 

the 

(  e'ven 

ground 

\  gen'  tie 

winds 

a 

\  smooth 

glass 

a 

j  trust  'y 

serVant 

a 

(  wide 

mouth 

u 

(faithful 

say'ing 

ct 

\  broad 

street 

!  sloth'ful 

habxits 

a 

(  great 

distance 

a 

(  slug'gish 

stream 

u 

\  large 

room 

pique,  son,  do,  wolf,  rfule,  full,  an"ger,  vi"eious ;  <>  as  k,  £  as  j, 

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34  WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


LESSON  48.     The  sound  of  a  as  in  Set. 


ADJ. 

man'ful 

'bal'lad 

chap'el 

an'vil 

ab'sent 

thank  ful 

vsal  ad 

clar  et 

jave  lin 

ac  rid 

thank  less 

ad  der 

gar  ret 

cab  in 

ar  id 

scant  y 

blad  der 

jack  et  . 

nap  kin 

elas  sic 

rag  ged 

mat  ter 

chap  ter 

rad  ish 

gas  trie 

gal  lant 

plat  ter 

dag  ger 

sand  wich 

trag  ic 

ar  rant 

sad  dler 

cav  ern 

bap  tism 

mat  in 

ad  verse 

sam  pier 

grav  el 

black  ing 

an"gry 

N9UN8. 

an  kle 

flan  nel 

par  ish 

jag  gj 

bad  ness 

ax  le 

man  tel 

tar  iff 

shag  gy 

glad  ness 

bat  tie 

tas  sel 

gran  ite 

ag  He 

sad  ness 

cat  tie 

vas  sal 

grand  sire 

frag  ile 

rash  ness 

sam  pie 

sal  ver 

sat  ire 

dash  ing 

black  ness 

as  pen 

slat  tern 

tran  script 

flash  ing 

mad  ness 

as  pect 

pat  tern 

cap  tain 

tran  quil 

slack  ness 

bar  rel 

Ian  tern 

chap  lain 

"  Write  complete  sentences,  each  containing  an  adjective,  noun,  verb,  and  adverb. 


EXERCISE  22. 


ADJECTIVES. 

ADJECTIVES. 

a    j  dense 

cloud 

a 

(tall 

chimney 

"    (  thick 

paint 

u 

\  lofty 

mountain 

the  (  hid'den 

trea$'ure$ 

u 

(  tur'gid 

style 

his  •<  se'cret 

thoughts 

the 

•(  tu'mid 

waves 

an   (  oc'cult 

sci'ence 

a 

(  swoll'en 

wa/ters 

a    j  gold 

pitch'er 

a 

(  hid'e  ous 

mask 

"    (gold'en 

har'vest 

a 

(  ghost'  fy 

smile 

an  j  i'dle 

hour 

(joy'  ful 

news 

his  \  leisure 

mo'ments 

(  cheer'  ful 

so  ci'e  ty     " 

at  j  sun'  dry 

times 

(  nox'ious 

in  'sects 

in  \dlfver$ 

plaices 

\  noi'some 

vaxpors 

the  (far*  tile 

soils 

(  coarse 

language 

"    (fruit'  ful 

har'vests 

(rude 

con'duct 

an  j  emp'ty 

purse 

a 

(  loose 

gar'ment 

a   \  va'cant 

space 

u 

(  slack 

rope 

KEY.  —a,  §,  long,  S,  5,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fnll,  fast,  what,  thtVe,  her,  prey,  bird, 


WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


35 


LESSON  49.     The  sound  of  a  as  in  at,  continued. 


NOUNS. 

1  ab'sence 
ad  verb 
an"ger 
pan  ther 
blan  ket 
hal  berd 
hand  ful 
can  dy 
bran  dy 
shan  ty 
pan  try 
at  om 

*"  wag  on 
can  non 
clang  or 

[^p  Continu 


val'or 
hav  oc 
car  rot 
had  dock 
ham  mock 
cas  sock 
mat  tock 
pad  lock 
shal  lop 
ar  ras 
bar  rack 
gram  mar 
can  vas 
can  to 
jal  ap 
mad  man 


passage 
land  scape 
pan  cake 
man"go 
mar  row 
par  rot 
scaf  fold 
al  ley 
val  ley 
al  um 
gam  ut 
vstat  ue 
^val  ue 
s-  stat  ute 
stat  ure 
dan  druff 


VEKBS. 

clam'ber 
flat  ter 
» scat  ter 
spat  ter 
shat  ter 
stag  ger 
gath  er 
man  age 
ran  sack 
stag  nate 
dan"gle 
fam  ish 
tar  ry 
rav  el 
tat  tie 


NOUNS  and  V. 

am'ble 
ram  ble 
gab  ble 
bab  ble 
an  gle 
tan  gle 
jan"gle 
span"gle 
pad  die 
sad  die 
rat  tie 
cack  le 
tack  le 
ban  ter 
can  ter 


e  to  write  sentences  as  before  directed. 


EXERCISE  23. 

ADJECTIVES. 

ADJECTIVES. 

(  massive 

sil'ver 

j  bold           in 

words 

\lulk!  y 

ves'sel 

(  ddr'ing    " 

actions 

\fear'ful 

con'test 

in  j  close 

ar  ray' 

\fright'ful 

car'nage 

"    (  com  pact' 

mass'es 

(  roy'al 

sa  lute' 

a    (  ver'bal 

mes'sage 

\  king'ly 

crown 

<  vo'cal 

sounds 

(  re'  gal 

dig'nity 

(  o'ral 

tra  di'tion 

(  com'  pound 

words 

a    j  dis'tant 

coun'try 

\  com'plex 

sen'ten  ces 

a   \re  mote' 

cor'ner 

(  vi'o  lent 

pas'sion 

the  (pri'ma  ry 

cause 

(fu'ri  ous 

an'i  mal 

u    {prim'itive 

word 

(  de  ci'ded 

a  ver'sion 

in   (  pris'tine 

pu'ri  ty 

\  de  ci'sive 

mea$'ure$ 

the  |  o  ri'gi  nal 

mean'ing 

(  civ'il 

re  ply' 

a    j  man'ly 

voice 

\po  lite' 

be  hav'ior 

"    (  man'ful 

re  $ist'ance 

pique,  son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  fyll,  an  "ger,  vi"cious;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  $  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


36 


WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


LESSON  so.     The  sound  of  a  as 


NOUNS  and  V. 

clatter 
tat  ter 
pat  ter 
bat  ter 
lath  er 
*  bal  ance 
x  bal  lot 
cab  bage 
dam  age 
vcan  vass 
car  ol 
gal  lop 
\  an"-ehor 


fan  cy 
>  hab  it 
hand  cuff 
trav  el 
trav  erse 

NOUNS. 

fran  chi$e 
grand  son 
stan  chion 

ADJ.  and  NOUNS. 

bap  tist 

bar  ren 

k  pat  ent 


mag  ic 
mam  moth 
sat  in 
sav  age 

ADVERBS. 

bad  ly 
sad  ly 
glad  ly 
mad  ly 
man  ly 
bland  ly 
slack  ly 
hap  ly 
flat  ly 


in  at,  continued. 

NOUNS.  de  camp' 

ca  lash7  de  cant 

ca  nal  dis  tract 

*cra  vat  en  act 

mis  hap  a  dapt 

*rat  an  re  fract 

mo  rass  ex  pand 

ex  panse  un  hand 

fi  nance  un  pack 

*  ro  mance  NOUNS  and  v. 

VERBS.  at  tack 

a  bash  dis  patch 

at  tach  re  lapse 

de  tach  re  lax 


the 


ADJECTIVES. 
j  huge 

(vast 
j  slen'der 
(slight 
\  shocking 
\  ter'ri  ble 
(  re'al 
11  1  act'u  al 
«    (rjo$'i  tive 
a    j  wake'ful 
a   \  watchful 
his  j  ap  pa!  rent 
the  |  os  ten'  si  ble 
«    (fe'male 
M    (fem'inine 

{pit'e  ous 
pit'iful 
pit'i  a  ble 


EXERCISE 

mon'ster  an 

o'cean  " 
fig'ure 

differ  ence  a 

news  in 
re  verges 

sor'rows  a 

con  dftion  u 

proofs  " 

pa'tient  an 

sen^ti  nel  a 
pur'pose 

reason  a 

^/iar'ac  ter  " 

voice  " 

moans  a 

con'duct  " 

con  di^ion  " 


24. 

ADJECTIVES. 

im  mense' 
e  nor'mous 
( na'val 
( nau'ti  cal 
( mar' tied 
( mil'i  ta  ry 
( grave 
•<  se'ri  ous 
( sol'emn 
(  oVdu  rate 
|  hardened 
( hu'man 
|  hu  mane' 
(  mourn'fid 
\  sad 

ifea'$i  lie 
1  plau'$i  ble 
( spe'cious 


mul'ti  tude 

waste 

tac'tics 

al7ma  nac 

ar  rayx 

movements 

as  sem7bly 

objection 

warning 

heart 

viriain 

be'ings 

in  di  vid'u  al 

dirge 

mis  fortune 

plan 

ex  cuse 

ar'gu  ment 


KEY. —a,  e,  long,  a,  e,  short,  etc.,  ftir,  fare,  fill,  fapt,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird, 


WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


37 


LESSON  5i.     The  sound  of  a  as  iufar. 


ADJ.  and  PART. 

carv'er 

bar'ley 

>  laun'dry 

par'cel 

art'ful 

charg  er 

*mar  tyr 

laun  dress 

mar  vel 

dart  ing 

harp  er 

v  car  bine 

'  laugh  ter 

har  vest 

charm  ing  part  ner 

car  mine 

ba  zar' 

car  pet 

starv  ing 

chart  er 

star  light 

xci  gar' 

bar  gain 

carv  ing 

farm  er 

starve  ling 

pe  tard' 

spar  kle 

v  far  ther 

N  fa  ther 

far  thing 

be  half 

a  larm' 

>>  far  thest 

gar  ter 

cart  age 

mus  tache' 

re  gard' 

hard  er 

lard  er 

car  tridge 

VERBS. 

re  mark' 

star  ry 

gar  net 

par  tridge 

ar'gue 

dis  charge' 

star  board 

var  let 

car  go 

hard  en 

ADJ.  and  NOUNS 

v  jaunt  y 

mar  ten 

char  coal 

\  heark  en 

dar'ling 

>  daunt  less 

mar  tin 

star  board 

saun  ter 

scar  let 

Nhaunt  ed 

art  ist 

car  man 

de  part' 

mar  ble 

heart  y 

mar  gin 

tar  tar 

em  bark' 

ADVERBS. 

heart  less 

var  nish 

gar  den 

be  calm' 

hard  ly 

NOUNS. 

dark  "ness 

gar  ment 

dis  arm' 

part  ly 

ar  bor 

har  ness 

mar  ket 

dis  card' 

tart  ly 

arm  or 

hard  ware 

pars  nep 

re  tard' 

large  ly 

par  lor 

harts  horn 

arch  ives 

un  bar 

a  far' 

arch  er 

ar  my 

al  mond 

NOUNS  and  V. 

a  jar' 

barb  er 

party 

'•>  jaun  dice 

bar'ter 

a  part' 

EXERCISE  25. 

ADJECTIVES. 

ADJECTIVES. 

the 

j  blood'  y 

sword 

a    (  state'  ly 

ed'i  f  ice 

a 

\  san"gui  na  ry 

con'flict 

"    (  pom'pous 

man'ner 

a 

(  no'  ted 

speak'er 

"  j  triv'i  al 

re  mark' 

a 

\  no  to'ri  ous 

cheat 

"    (  tri  'fling 

affair' 

a 

(  healthy 

cli'mate 

«    (  cdre'ful 

wri'ter 

a 

\  whole'  some 

bev'er  age 

an  \  at  ten'tive 

lis'ten  er 

a 

(  sen'  si  ble 

re  mark' 

a  j  sin  cere' 

friend 

\  sen'  si  tive 

be'ings 

an  (  hon'est 

com  pan'ion 

(  spir'it  u  ous 

li'quors 

«  j  ac  ci  den'tal 

meet'ing 

a 

\  spir'it  ed 

horse 

"    {in  ci  den'tal 

re'mark 

,  son,  do,  wolf,  rfide,  full,  an"ger,  vi"ciou3;  «  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


38 
LESSON  52. 

ADJ. 

-  pal' try 
war  like 
swarth  y 
fault  y 

\  gaud  y 

*  naugh  ty 
haugh  ty 

S  au  burn 
maud  lin 

v  sau  cy 
aw  ful 
law  ful 
taw  dry 
awk  ward 
mawk  ish 
taw  ny 
mor  bid 
sor  did 
tor  pid 


WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 

The  sound  of  a  as  in  all,  and  of  o  as 

same  sound  in  both, 
dor'mant    all'spice        awn'ing 
for  mal       bald  rick      baw  ble 
nor  mal    v  cal  dron       draw  er 
for  mer      thrall  dom\  law  yer 
saw  yer 
haw  thorn 
cord  age 
cor  tege 

>  au  tumn       cor  net 
au  thor 
au  gust 
cau  cus 


short  er  wal  rus 
nor  them  ward  robe 
wharf  age 
auc  tion 


for  ty 
storm  y 
thorn  y 
froth  y 
for  lorn' 

NOUNS. 

al'der 
calk  er 
talk  er 
walk  er 
war  der 


cor  set 
corse  let 
hor  net 
cau$e  way  *  for  ceps 
^  fau  cet         mor  sel 
*  pau  per        scorn  er 
'•  sau  cer         vor  tex 
plaud  it        for  tress 


war  bier   Maugh  ter  *  cor  nice 
al  tar        v  sau  sage       orb  it 
war  fare     vault  er       horn  pipe 


in  for.    The 

fortnight 
mor  tar 
morn  ing 
horse  man 
horse  back 
cor  sair 
tor  por 
fort  une 
ba  salt' 
ba  shaw 
ma  caw 
ap  plau$e 
de  fault 
re  morse 

ADVEKBS. 

'al'most 
^al  so 

al  way 

short  ly 

with  al' 


EXERCISE  26. 

ADJECTIVES. 

ADJECTIVES. 

a    j  vile  . 

•e/?,ar'ac  ter 

a  j  modest 

de  port'ment 

his  |  base 

con'duct 

"  }  bash'  ful 

man'ner 

a     I  low 

vice 

"    (co  gent 

rea'son 

"  •<  mean 

spir'it 

"   }  strong 

ex  pres'sion 

^n  (  ab'ject 

man'ner 

«    (for'cible 

ar'gu  ment 

(  sec'u  lar 

pur  suits 

(  polished 

language 

•<  tem'po  ral 

plea$'ure$ 

1  refined' 

feel'ings 

(  worldly 

ap  plau$e' 

(  gen  teel 

man'ners 

(  a  gree'a  ble 

so  ci'e  ty 

a    (  sloiu 

walk 

a   )plea$'ant 

pros'pect 

«   •<  dil'a  to  ry 

pro  ceed'ing 

(pleading 

man'ners 

the  (  tar'dy 

ar  ri'val 

KEY. —a,  o,  long,  S,  e,  short^  etc.,  far,  f4re,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird. 


WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


LESSON  53, 

The  sound 

of  a  as  in  all, 

and  of  o  as 

in  /or,  con- 

tinued. 

VERBS. 

ex  alt' 

per  form7 

wa'ter 

ac  eord' 

i  al'ter 

ap  plaud 

trans  form 

war  rant 

re  form 

fal  ter 

de  fraud 

as  sort 

pal$y 

re  $ort 

pal  ter 

with  draw 

dis  tort 

war  ble 

re  tort 

*  au  dit 

ab  hor 

ex  hort 

bor  der    NOUNS,  ADJ.,  and  P. 

short  en 

ab  sorb 

ex  tort 

cor  ner 

bawl  ing 

ap  pall' 

a  dorn 

in  dorse 

tor  ment 

fall  ing 

be  fall' 

con  form 

NOUNS  and  V. 

a  ward' 

talk  ing 

in  stall' 

de  form 

'  hal'ter 

re  ward' 

warm  ing 

re  call 

in  form 

quar  ter 

as  sault' 

fawn  ing 

LESSON  54.     The  sound  of  d  as  in  fare. 


ADJ. 

care'ful 
care  less 
rare  ripe 
dar  ing 
hair  y 
gair  ish 


NOUNS. 

*  par'ent 
shar  er 
ware  house 
fair  y 
fair  ness 
stair  case 


bear'er 
pear-tree 
pray  er 
affair' 
mo  hair' 

NOUN  and  V. 


VERBS. 

in  snare' 
pre  pare 
be  ware 
com  pare 
de  clare 


\  de  spair'  \  for  swear 


Vorbear' 
\re  pair 

ADVERBS. 

bare'ly 

rare  ly 

v scarce  ly 

fair  ly 


EXERCISE  27. 

ADJECTIVES. 

fer'vor  an  r  in  he' rent  prop'er  ty 

as'pect  "  J  in'bred  hab'it 

dis  course'      "  1  in'born  pro  pen 'si  ty 

ed  u  cation        I  in  nate'  i  de'a$ 

fort'une          a    (faith' less  al  ly' 

sen'ti  ments  an  (  unfaiili'ful  ser'vant 

sav'age  a  j  peace' ful  a  bode' 

preach'er        "   ( peace' a  lie  dis  po  $i'tion 

s-ehol'ar          an  j  ex  pWcit  di  rec'tion 

judg'ment      "    ( express'  command' 

peo'ple  «  j  un  wor'thy  mem'ber 

dis  po  $i'tion  a    (  worth'less  gar'ment 


ADJECTIVES, 
a     C  lio'ly 

"  J  de  vout' 

"  1  pi'ous 

"    [.re  li'gious 
(  ad'verse 
\  op'po  site 

an  (  ig'no  rant 

a    (  il  lit'er  ate 

a  j  ripe 
\  ma  ture' 

a  j  la'zy 

an  i  wfdo  lent 


pique,  son,  do,  wc>lf,  rude,  fyll,  an"ger,  visions;  «  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  eh,  the. 


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WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


LESSON  55.     The  sound  of  a  as  in  fast. 

ADJ. 

NOUNS. 

chan'dler 

VERBS. 

PART. 

chaffy 

cask'et 

mas  tiff 

a  mass' 

ask'ing 

glass  y 

mast  head 

re  past' 

sur  pass 

blast  ing 

mass  ive 

pass  port 

NOUNS  and  V. 

dis  mast 

pass  ing 

pas  sive 

pas  tor 

x  mas  ter 

un  clasp 

chant  ing 

mast  less 

past  ure 

plas  ter 

un  mask 

ADV. 

a  slant' 

raft  er 

slan  der 

en  chant 

last  ly 

as  kance' 

rafts  man 

ad  vance' 

en  hance 

vast  ly 

LESSON  55.     The  sound  of  e  as  in  mete. 


ADJ. 

de'cent 
fre  quent 
fe  line 
ea  ger 
mea  ger 
ea  $y 
grea  $y 
slea  zy 


drear'y 

wea  ry 

peace  ful 

sea  ward 
\  squeam  ish 
>  streak  ed 

fee  ble 

flee  cy 

greed  y 


sleep 'y 
fleet  ing 
peer  less 
sleep  less 
pee  vish 
a  sleep' 
dis  creet' 
gen  teel' 
un  seen' 


vaus  tere'    v  re'gion 
v-e  diet 


ism  cere 
com  plete 
re  plete 
ex  treme 
su  preme 

NOUNS. 

de'mon 
•  le  gion 


fe  ver 

le  ver 

le  gend 

pe  nult 

pe  trel 

*pre  cept 

*pre  cinct 


EXERCISE  28. 

ADJECTIVES. 

ADJECTIVES. 

the 

j  whole 

ex  pense' 

a 

i 

friv'o  lous 

oc  cu  pa'tion 

u 

\  to'tal 

de  struc'tion 

it 

( 

fu'tile 

ob  jec'tion 

an 

(  affect'ing 

spec'ta  cle 

the 

j 

ex  te'ri  or 

coat'ing 

a 

(pa  thet'ic 

ad  dress' 

u 

I 

ex  ter'nal 

sur'face 

an 

j  ag'ile 

dan'cer 

a 

( 

ve'nal 

wri'ter 

a 

\  nim'ble 

run'ner 

tt 

i 

mer'cena  ry  crew 

a 

(  deadly 

poi'$on 

u 

( 

fine 

red 

u 

-\  mor'tal 

wound 

u 

\ 

del'i  cate 

pink 

u 

(fa'tal 

di$  ea$e' 

a 

} 

nice 

point 

(  fi'mte 

be'ings 

u 

i 

sa'cred 

sub'ject 

\  lim'it  ed 

ca  pa'ci  ties 

i 

di  vine' 

in  spi  ra'tion 

j  du'tiful 

con'duct 

a 

j 

rational 

be'ing 

\  re  spect'ful 

de  mean'or 

u 

1 

reason  a  ble 

prop  o  $i'ti.on 

KEY. — fi,  e,  long,  a,  e,  short,  etc  ,  far,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  tht-re,  her,  proy, 


WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


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LESSON  57.     The  sound  of  e  as 
NOUNS.         weak'ness      sleep'er 
11  bea'con        sea  man         twee  zers 
vdea  con        seam  stress    can  teen' 
pea  cock      sea  shore       tu  reen 
trea  $on        sea  side          ca  reer 
beak  er        sea  weed        com  peer 
bea  ver         trea  ty  de  gree 

deal  er         trea  tise         fu  $ee 
glean  er      *  wea  $el          gran  dee 
bea  gle       x  weav  er         grant  ee 

ea  gle  bee  hive  les  see 

ea  glet          bee  tie  set  tee 

trea  cle        stee  pie  trust  ee 

ea$  el  nee  die  mo  reen 

clean  ness    free  dom  ar  rear 

mean  ness    free  man  ^di$  ea$e 

neat  ness      keep  sake  x  con  ceit 


in  mete,  continued. 


*  de  ceit' 
x  re  lief 

x  be  lief 

*  front  ier 
sor  tie 
peo'ple 

*  lei$'ure 

*  seiz'ure 
se'quel 

VEEBS. 

an  near 
con  ceal 
con  geal 
re  veal 
un  seal 
ap  pear 
en  dear 


be  reave' 
un  sheathe 
ap  pea$e 
be  queaf h 
be  speak 
de  mean 
en  treat 
mal  treat 
mis  lead 
im  plead 
im  peach 
a  gree 
fore  see 
ra  zee 
ca  reen 
be  seem 
be  seech 


ADJECTIVES. 
an    j  o'di  OUS 

a    (  hate'ful 
"  j  haugh'ty 
an  \  ar'ro  gant 
his  f  ur'gent 
"  ^importunate 
a    ( press' ing 
an  (  ir  re  li'gious 
a   I  pro  fane' 
an  ( im'pi  ous 

( dil'i  gent 

<  prompt 
an  (  ex  pe  dVtious 
a    j  po$'i  tive 
"    (per'emp  to  ry 


EXERCISE  29. 

ADJECTIVES. 

mea$'ure  his  j  cul'pa  bk  in  at  ten'tion 

vice  a  I  fault1  'y        les'son 

car'riage  »  j  defensive  weap'on 

man'ner  "    (defen'sibleopm'ion 

en  treat'ies  »    (sim'ple.       cir'cum  stance 

de  mands'  «   1  sin"  gle        in'stance 

ne  ces'si  ty  «    (  sol'i  ta  ry  in  di  vid'u  al 

book  «    (pow'erful  per'son 

sen'timent  »  Ipo'tent        .mon'arch 

thought 

search 

mea$'ures 

march 

an'swer 

re  fu'$al 


«    (  might'  y      gi'ant 
(  val'u  a  ble  prop'er  ty 
Ipre'cious    oint'ment 
(  cost'ly         jew  'els 
an  j  ex  act'        re  ^em'blance 
a  |  nice  dis  tinc'tion 


pique,  son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious ;  e  as  k,  g  as  j,  a  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON  58.     The  sound  of  e  as  in  mete,  continued. 

VERBS. 

co  here' 

PAET. 

ap  peal' 

v  re  pneve' 

N  ex  ceed' 

re  vere 

be'ing 

re  peal 

v  peo'ple 

pro  ceed 

con  vene 

eat  ing 

re  treat 

NOUNS  and  ADJ. 

sue  ceed 

x  con  ceive 

glean  ing 

de  feat 

e  vil 

re  deem 

v  de  ceive 

flee  ing 

re  peat 

se  cret 

ac  cede 

per  ceive 

sleep  ing 

de  cease 

hea  then 

x  con  cede 

v  re  ceive 

PAET.  and  NOUNS. 

in  crease 

year  ling 

pre  cede 

v  a  chieve 

meet  ing 

re  lease 

ADV. 

^re  cede 

A  ag  grieve 

ceil  ing 

de  cree 

clear  ly 

\se  cede 

be  lieve 

v  seiz  ing 

es  teem 

mean  ly 

im  pede 

vbe  siege 

NOUNS  and  V. 

ve  neer 

neat  ly 

se  crete 

>  re  lieve 

rea  $on 

*  re  ceipt 

weak  ly 

ad  here 

xre  trieve 

sea  $on 

cash  ier 

fee  bly 

EXERCISE 
ADJECTIVES. 

an  i  an"gry         dis'pu  tant 
a   J  pas'sion  ate  dis  po  $i'tion 
an  (iras'cible    tem'per  a 

a  j  com  po$edr   imen  " 

«  |  se  datef        de  port'ment 
of  j  sec'ond  a  ry  im  port'ance 
"    (  infe'ri  or     a  bil'i  ties 
the  j  sub'se  quent  e  vents' 
"   (  eorise  quent  re  $ults' 

j  sa  lu'bri  ous  cli'mate 

(  sal'u  ta  ry    ef  fects' 
the  j  gen'er  al       o  pin'ion         a 
a  \  u  ni  ver'sal  prin'ci  pie 
u    (fea'$i  ble      plan 
"  -tplaur$ible    excuse' 
"    ( spe'cious      ar'gu  ment 
"    Ibru'tal         tem'per 
«  <  sav'age        fe  ro'ci  ty 
an  ( in  hu'man  prac'tice 


30. 

ADJECTIVES. 

{pit'e  ous        moans 
pit'iful         con'duc-t 
pit'i  a  ble       con  di'tion 
j  prac'ti  ca  ble  meth'od 
( prac'ti  cal      knowledge 
j  mut'u  al        af  fec'tion 
{  re  cip'ro  cal  du'ties 
ru'ral  scen'er  y 

rus'tic  man'ners 

j  mar'i  time     na'tions 
(marine         stores 
com  mer'cial  peo'ple 
mer'can  tile  sit  u  axtion 
( thoughtful    ex  pres'sion 
<  con  sid'er  ate  re  gard' 
(  de  lib'er  ate   mal'ice 

{U  lus'tri  ous  -eAarxac  ter 
re  nowned'    war'rior 
cel'e  bra  ted  wri'ter 


KEY.— a,  6,  long,  §,  e,  short,  etc  ,  far,  f&re,  fill,  fast,  what,  there,  hor,  pn-y,  bird, 


WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 

LESSON  59.     The  sound  of  e  as  in  met. 


ADJ. 

heav'y 

NOUNS. 

gen  'tile 

sehed'ule 

bet'ter 

health  y 

*  bed'ding 

helm  et 

sen  ate 

clev  er 

death  less 

bed  room 

ket  tie 

shek  el 

net  h  er 

jeal  ous 

bed  stead 

ledg  er 

shep  herd 

bless  ed 

lead  en 

bel  fry 

med  al 

sher  iff 

fetid 

plea$  ant 

ber  ry 

mel  on 

skep  tic 

v  tep  id 

read  y 

.  gen  try 

mes  sage 

spell  er 

v  splen  did 

stead  y 

eel  lar 

mess  mate 

splen  dor 

emp  ty 

*  stead  fast 

des  pot 

meth  od 

tern  pest 

mer  ry 

zeal  ous 

•e/^em  ist 

pel  let 

tern  pie 

er  rant 

friend  ly 

cher  ub 

plen  ty 

ten  ant 

help  ful 

friend  less 

ep  och 

prel  ude 

ter  ror 

self  ish 

in  tent' 

er  rand 

ref  uge 

ves  sel 

sev  en 

Mn  tense' 

er  ror 

rel  ic 

*  break  fast 

twen  ty 

Nim  mense' 

fend  er 

rel  ict 

deaf  ness 

dead  ly 

un  felt' 

fet  lock 

seep  ter 

feath  er 

ADJECTIVES.* 

( hap'py 
{fort'u  nate 
( pru'dent 
(pru  den'tial 
( ma  li'cious 
\  ma  lig'nant 
( reason  able 
\  e'qui  ta  ble 
( youth'ful 
\ju've  nile 
(  hope'less 
\  des'per  ate 
( ad  jo! cent 
\  ad  join' ing 
( con  tig'u  ous 


EXERCISE  31. 

ADJECTIVES. 


thought 

cir'cum  stance 

be  hav'ior 

rea'$on$ 

dis  po  $i"tion 

in'f  lu  ence 

'de  mand' 

de  ci$'ion 

vig'or 

em  ploy'ments 

sit  u  a'tion 

com'bat 

coun'try 

fields 

hou$'e$ 


fe  rd'cious 

fierce 
(  life' less 
\  in  an'i  mate 
(fie  Ui'tious 
\  im  a' gin  a  ry 

art'ful 

dr  tifi"cial 
(  sig'nal 
\  mem'o  ra  ble 
( gldr'ing 
\  bare' faced 

{in  de'cent 
im  mod'est 
in  del' i  cate 


can'ni  bal 
an  tag'o  nist 
corpse 
mat  ter 


\  tive 
be'ing 
man'ner 
man'ner$ 
instance 
ex  am 'pie 
ab  surd'i  ty 
falsehood 
be  hav'ior 
words 
thoughts 


*  Let  the  pupil  supply  the  appropriate  words  before  the  adjectives  when  any  are  required, 
pique,  son,  &&-  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious ;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


LESSON 
NOUNS. 

headache 

heath  er 
'  heav  en 
k  mead  ow 

pea$  ant 

phea$  ant 

plea$  ure 

weap  on 

zeal  ot 
*  fraend  ship  v 

leop  ard 

as  cent' 

as  sets 

at  tempt 

be  hest 


eo.     The  sound  of  e  as 

be  quest'  a  bet' 

ca  det  ac  cept 

ex  pense  al  lege 

ex  tent  a  mend 

ga  zette  an  nex 

pre  text  as  cend 

sue  cess  at  tend 

sus  pense  as  sess 

VERBS.  a  venge 

beck'on  be  set 

deaf  en  bi  sect 

threat  en  ca  ress 

per  ish  col  lect 

pest  er  com  mence 

sev  er  com  mend 

trem  ble  com  pel 


in  met,  continued. 

*  con  denm'  ex  eel' 

con  termi  ex  cept 

*con  dense  ex  pect 

con  fess  ex  pel 

con  nect  ex  tend 

con  tend  fo  ment 

cor.  test  for  get 

de  fend  im  pel 

de  pend  in  dent 

de  scend  in  feet 

de  press  in  fleet 

de  tect  in  ject 

de  test  in  spect 

dis  pense  in  fest 

dis  sect  in  tend 

di  vest  in  trench 


ADJECTIVES. 

j  cor 'dial 
(  sin  cere' 
(per  fid'ious 
|  treach'er  ous 
( trai'tor  ous 
( treason  a  ble 
( spu'ri  ous 
\  counterfeit 
( cor'po  ral 
\  cor  po're  al 
(  clear 
\  lu'dd 
( diffi  cult 
(  ard' u. ous 
j  oc  ca'$ion  al 
( ca$'u  al 


wel'come 
pro  fes'sions 
16v7er 
friend 
de  $igns/ 
pracxti  ces 
writings 
bills 

punish  ment 
substance 
conscience 
in'ter  val 


EXERCISE  32. 

ADJECTIVES. 

(fal  la'cious 
\  de  ceit'ful 
j  effective 
( efficient 
( effect 'u  al 
( tffi  ca'dous 
(forfmal 
\  cer  e  mo'ni  ous 
( lu  mult'u  ous 
\  tur'bu  lent 
dis  tin'guished 
con  spic'u  ous 
(  un  speak' a  ble 


matter  .  ..  .  _t__. 

un  der  tak'ing  (  in  effa  ble 
preach;er  j  sub  stan'tial 

ex  pen'ses          ( solid 


hopes 

ap  pear;ance 

force 

axgent 

remre  dy 

med'i  cine 

dis  miss'al 

vi$xit 

crowd 

spir'it 

or'a  tor 

po  $ir/tion 

good'ness 

sweet'ness 

ar'gu  ment 

reason 


KEY. —a,  e,  long,  a,  u,  short,  etc.,  fur,  fare,  fall,  fiist,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird, 


WILLSON'S  LAKGER  SPELLER. 


LESSON 

6i.     The  sound  of  e  as  in  met,  continued. 

VERBS. 

re  trench7 

*  pen'cil 

dis  tress' 

ADJ.  and  N. 

mo  lest' 

pro  pel 

fes  ter 

ex  press 

hem'lock 

op  press 

re  pel 

let  ter 

re  dress 

lev  el 

*  pos  sess 

ob  ject 

shel  ter 

con  sent 

pre$  ent 

pro  fess 

pro  tect 

pep  per 

con  tent 

ten  der 

re  press 

re  fleet 

>  sec  ond 

dis  sent 

vel  vet 

trans  gress 

sus  pect 

sen  tence 

la  ment 

leafh  er 

per  plex 

in  spect 

eeA  o 

ef  feet 

ADJ.  and  V. 

por  tend 

re  fresh 

ferry 

e  lect 

di  rect' 

pre  tend 

sug  gest 

^'freck  le 

neg  lect 

e  rect 

•'trans  cend 

NOUNS  and  V. 

del  uge 

re  gret 

se  lect 

pre  vent 

bev'el 

gest  ure 

re  quest 

ex  empt 

re  lent 

rev  el 

xmea$  ure 

*re  spect 

ADJ.  and  AD. 

re  pent 

net  tie 

Hrea$  ure 

re  venge 

ver'y 

re  $ent 

nes  tie 

ad  dress' 

fare  well 

clean'ly 

EXERCISE  33. 

ADJECTIVES. 

ADJECTIVES. 

I  per' feet  tone 

[finished  per  form'ance 

(  confuted'  ac  count7 

|  in  dis  tinct'  rec  ol  lec'tion 

(  ard'u  ous  ap  pli  ca'tion 

|  la  bofri  ous  re  search' 

j  bright  in'tel  lect 

(  viv'id  im  ag  in  a'tion 

con  viv'ial  meetings 

so'cial  a  mu$e'ments 

j  na'tive  lan"guage 
{  in  dig' en  ous  plants 

(pel  lu'cid  stream 
( trans  par' ent  dia'mond 

{ob'vi  ous  rea'$on 

ev'i  dent  proof 

man'ifest  ab  surd'i  ty 


j  live'ly  in'ter  est 

1  vi  va'cious       com  pan 'ion 
(  au  gust'  as  sem'bly 

( dig'm  fied       cler  'gy 
j  grand  con  cep'tions 

( sub  lime'         i  dera$ 
j  sig  nifi  cant  look 
(  ex  press'ive     coun'ten  ance 
j  com  mofdious  dwelling 
|  con  venfient    op  por  tu'ni  ty 
dis  dain'ful    look 


scorn'ful  ex  pres'sion 

in' fa  mous  per'son 

scan' da  lous  trans  ac'tion 

{sick'ly  con  sti  tu'tion 

di$  ea$edf  lungs 

mor'bid  sen  si  bilxi  ty 


pique,  son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  Uie 


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LESSON  62.     The  sound 

of  1  as  in  fine. 

ADJ. 

ire'ful 

NOUNS. 

tri'al 

blind'ness 

bri'ny 

idle 

Bi'ble 

cli  mate 

%  cy  press 

sli  my 

yi  nous 

bi  as 

pi  rate 

^hy  phen 

ti  ny 

a  live' 

li  ar 

fiat 

ty  rant 

spi  cy 

un  wi$e 

li  lac 

cli  max 

shy  ness 

like  ly 

vcon  cise 

bri  er 

*  vi  and 

dy  er 

di  verse 

Npre  cise 

cri  er 

sti  pend 

ad  vice' 

stri  ped 

xob  lique  \ 

dri  ver 

cri  sis 

af  fright 

f  i  nal 

Nca  nine 

ci  der 

fire  side 

VBBBS. 

spi  nal 

xdi  vine 

di  ver 

ice  berg 

a  bide' 

vi  tal 

xsa  line 

mi  $er 

idol 

de  cide 

pli  ant 

sub  lime 

spi  der 

ivy 

sub  side 

si  lent 

su  pine 

tri  f  ler 

Nli  cense 

di  vide 

f  i  nite 

un  kind 

li  on 

life  time 

pre  $ide 

hind  most 

un  ripe 

sci  on 

si  ren 

as  cribe 

life  less 

un  tried 

dial 

kind  ness 

de  scribe 

EXERCISE  34. 


ADJECTIVES. 

ADJECTIVES. 

(  im  pla'ca  ble 

en^i  ty 

(  a  cute' 

un  der  standing 

<  un  re  lent'  ing 

se  ver'i  ty 

•t  keen 

rail'ler  y 

(  in  ex'o  ra  ble 

justice 

(  shrewd 

re  tortr 

(  im'mi  nent 

dan'ger 

{e'qual 

num'ber 

<  im  pend'ing 

ca  lam'i  ty 

e'ven 

surface 

(  threaten  ing 

tenVpest 

u'niform 

pro  prire  ty 

(  re  proach'ful 

tone 

(  sen'ior 

of  f  i  cer 

•<  a  bu'sive 

black'guard 

1  el'  der 

broth'er 

(  scur'ril  ous 

lan/rguage 

(  old'er 

in  hab'it  ant 

(  doubt'ful 

ca'ses 

{  el'  der  ly 

gen'tle  man 

<  du'bi  ous 

question 

a'ged 

coup'le 

(pre  ca!ri  ous 

sub  sist'ence 

old 

man 

r  an'cient 

ru'ins 

C  hein'ous 

crime 

\  an  tique' 

va'ses 

\  f  la!  grant 

of  fense' 

1  an'ti  qua  ted 

rules 

1  fid  gl'tious 

at  tempt' 

Vob'so  lete 

cus'toms 

I  a  tro'cious 

mur'der 

KEY.  —  a,  e,  long,  5,  5,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  hur,  prey,  bird, 


WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


LESSON  63.     The  sound  of  1  as  in  fine,  continued. 

VEBBS. 

de  prive7 

in  cite7 

rely' 

defile' 

a  ri$e7 

de  rive 

re  quite 

espy 

de  light 

ad  vi$e 

con  trive 

en  tice 

un  tie 

de  $ign 

de  spi$e 

ar  rive 

re  vile 

be  guile 

\  sur  pri$e 

de  vi$e 

re  vive 

a  light 

ADJ.  and  N. 

\dis  gui$e 

ac  quire 

sur  vive 

bap  tize 

pri7vate 

PAET. 

ad  mire 

com  bine 

o  blige 

qui  et 

driv'ing 

as  pire 

de  fine 

pre  mi$e 

spi  ral 

tri  fling 

con  spire 

en  twine 

sub  scribe 

NOUNS  and  V. 

ADV. 

re  quire 

in  cline 

ally 

bri  die 

*sly7ly 

re-  tire 

o  pine 

apply 

tri  fie 

dryly 

ex  pire 

re  cline 

com  ply 

^ci  pher 

a  like' 

in  quire 

re  fine 

de  cry 

di  et 

a  right 

in  spire 

re  $ign 

de  fy 

ri  val 

a  stride 

per  spire 

ig  nite 

de  ny 

at  tire7 

a  while 

trans  pire 

in  vite 

de  scry 

de  $ire 

like'wi$e 

ADJECTIVES. 

{vain  en  deav'or 

fruitless  search 

in  effectual  pur  suit' 

{end'less  dis  pute' 

ev  er  lasting  crown 

e  ter'nal  pow'ers 

{differ  ent  mag'ni  tudes 

dis  tinctr  house'hold 

sep'a  rate  a  part'ments 

{active  em  ploy7ment 

dil'i  gent  seAoFar 

in  dus'tri  ous  work7man 

pre  ce'ding  prop  o  $i'tion  (~  aVso  lute     . 

pre' vi  ous  in  ti  ma'tion     I  despotic 

pri'or  en  gage'ment  1  ar'bi  tra  ry 

If  ore  go' ing  state'ment        I  ty  ran'ni  cal 


EXERCISE  35. 

ADJECTIVES. 

(frank 
•<  can'  did 
(  in  gen'^u  ous 
(  am!  pie 
v  1  spacious 
(  capd'cious 
(  ac  cepta  We 
•<  grateful 
(  welcome 
(fac'tious 
•<  se  di'tious 
(  mu'ti  nous 


man'ner 
re  ply7 

coun;ten  ance 
al  low'ance 
gar'den 
ves7sel 
pre$7ent 
show'ers 
in  tel'li  gence 
dem'a  gogue 
mu!7ti  tude 
soldiers 
monarch 
gov'ern  ment 
au  thorri  ty 
pro  ceed'ing 


pique,  son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  «  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


LESSON  64. 

The  sound  of  i  as  in/m. 

ADJ. 

ink'y 

sin'ful 

giv'er 

pillar 

v  brittle 

silk  y 

v  pret  ty 

liv  er 

vie  ar 

fick  le 

skin  ny 

xbu$  y 

mil  ler 

vig  or 

v  lit  tie 

spring  y 

guilt  y 

^  pitch  er 

vi$  or 

nim  ble 

trick  y 

cyn  ic 

print  er 

big  ot 

brin  die 

wit  ty 

mys  tic 

riv  er 

spig  ot 

sirn  pie 

x  stin  gy 

myth  ic 

sil  ver 

in  got 

sin  gle 

-skillful 

dis  tinct' 

sing  er 

bil  let 

bit  ter 

-willful 

ex  tinct 

sin  ner 

f  il  let 

civ  ic 

v  skit  tish 

NOUNS. 

sis  ter 

mil  let 

civ  il 

trick  ish 

bib'ber 

sit  ter 

ring  let 

x  frig  id 

in  land 

bid  der 

slip  per 

bit  tern 

v  rig  id 

in  most 

cin  der 

skim  rner 

vcis  tern 

xviv  id 

in  ner 

din  ner 

sliv  er 

city 

vtim  id 

in  ward 

fin  ger 

splint  er 

lily 

giddy 

live  long 

fish  er 

tim  ber 

gipsy 

fifty 

will  ing 

N  gin  ger 

tin  der 

pig  my 

king  ly 

wit  less 

Npin  cer$ 

win  ner 

^  chim  ney 

EXERCISE  36. 


ADJECTIVES. 

ADJECTIVES. 

(  bound'  less          o'cean 

(  bare 

arms 

<  un  lim'it  ed       pow'er 

\  na'ked 

bodxy 

(  in'fi  nite            space 

(  un  cov'ered 

head 

(  laud'  a  ble           am  bi'tion 

(  bare 

sub  sist'ence 

•\prai$e'w6r  thy   ac'tion 

•(  scant'  y 

sup  ply' 

(  com  mend'  a  ble  con'duct 

(  des'ti  tute 

fam'i  ly 

(  im  per'  vi  ous     thick'et 

(firm 

pillar 

•<  im  pass'  a  ble     riv'er 

{  fixed 

sup  port' 

(  in  ac  ces'si  ble   sum'mit 

(  sol'id 

foun  da'tion 

{ex  ces'sive          thirst 

(  loose 

style 

im  mod'er  ate    am  bi'tion 

•{  lax 

no'tions 

in  tem'per  ate    lanfguage 

(  dis'so  lute 

life 

j  pre  lim'i  na  ry  con  di'tion 

(free 

coun'try 

(  pre  par'  a  to  ry  mea$'ure 

\  Ub'er  al 

sen'ti  ments 

KEY.  —a,  e,  long,  a,  6,  short ^  etc.,  fur,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird. 


WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


LESSON  65.     The  sound  of  i  as  in/m,  continued. 

NOUNS. 

billow 

in'quest 

pis'tol 

villain 

'  bill'ion 

wil  low 

in  flux 

*  sci$  $ors 

vine  yard 

^mill  ion 

whit  low 

in  sert 

*  scrib  bier 

worn  en 

min  ion 

win  dow 

in  stant 

1  script  ure 

guin  ea 

big  ness 

wind  mill 

in  step 

shil  ling 

crys  tal 

fit  ness 

wi$  dom 

in  stinct 

sick  le 

lyric 

ill  ness 

whip  stock 

kin  dred 

*  syr  up 

stryeh  nine 

still  ness 

bish  op 

king  dom 

spike  nard 

syr  inge 

sick  ness 

x  crit  ic 

kins  man 

spin  age 

gym  nast 

thick  ness  Mig  it 

pil  grim 

spir  it 

syn  od 

chick  en 

dis  cord 

in  stant 

swiv  el      ^ 

syn  tax 

kit  ten 

dis  taf  f 

in  suit 

thim  ble 

ADV. 

kitch  en 

dis  trict 

min  strel 

tin  sel 

hifh'er 

N  lin  en 

dis  ti-eA 

mid  night 

tip  toe 

thifh  er 

v  lin  net 

f  il  bert 

mit  ten 

trib  une 

nim  bly 

lin  seed 

frig  ate 

mixt  ure 

trib.ute 

quick  ly 

>  linch  pin 

im  pulse    ^ 

^pig  eon 

vig  il^ 

thick  ly 

vie  tim 

in  dex 

pip  pin 

vil  lage 

rich  ly 

EXERCISE  37. 


ADJECTIVES. 

< un  ru'ly  cmTdren 

( un  gov'ern  a  ble  tem'per 
j  de  ter'mined       -e/iar'ac  ter 
( re$'o  lute  tem'per 

( beau'tiful  wo'man 

I  hand' some          fellow 
j  comprehensive  dis  course7 
( ex  ten'sive  pra^vr^e 

j  con  tempt' u  ous  sneer 
(  con  tempt' i  ble    vice 
j  time'-serv  ing     pol  i  ti'cian 
(  tem'po  riz  ing    mea$rures 


(  rash 


at  tempt' 


(  ad  vent'ur  ous    spir'it 


ADJECTIVES. 

j  re' cent  ar  ri'val 

j  mod'ern         wri'ter 

(f  kef  ing         joys 

( tran'si  to  ry  plea$;ures 

j  transient       thought 

( tem'po  ra  ry  prev'a  lence 

j  le  com' ing     man'ner 

( suit' a  ble        com  pan'ion 

j  ir  reg'u  lar    hab'its 

(  dis  or'der  ly  prac'ti  ces 

(  in  or'di  nate  de  $ire$' 

\  in  tem'per  ate  in  dul'gence 

j  charm' ing     -mu'sic 

(  de  light' ful     em  ploy'ment 


iue,  son,  do,  wolf,  rfide,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious ;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  ah,  the. 

c 


50 


WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


LESSON  66.     The  sound  of  I  as  in/m,  continued. 

VERBS. 

a  bridge' 

in  sist' 

^sprin  kle 

whis'per 

*  glisten 

ac  quit 

re  $ist 

'"  twin  kle 

win  ter 

quick  en 

ad  mit 

o  mit 

vfid  die 

PABT. 

thick  en 

afflict 

out  live 

v  fig  ure 

bid  ding 

sick  en 

as  sist 

pre  diet 

fin  ish 

giv  ing 

kid  nap 

be  gin 

sub  mit 

glim  mer 

fish  ing 

kin  die 

con  sist 

un  pin 

lim  it 

print  ing- 

lin  ger 

con  vince 

un  ship 

mil  dew 

sing  ing 

list  en 

de  pict 

up  lift 

mir  ror 

sit  ting 

min"gle 

de  sist 

NOUNS  and  V. 

pil  low 

split  ting 

tin"gle 

dis  miss 

blis'ter 

pity 

sprink  ling 

tin  kle 

e  quip 

glit  ter 

quiv  er 

twink  ling 

trick  \e 

e  vince 

crip  pie 

shiv  er 

think  ing 

tick  \e 

ex  ist 

dim  pie 

sig  nal 

wink  ing 

whit  tie 

for  bid 

rip  pie 

tink  er 

wish  ing 

sniv  el 

for  give 

scrib  ble 

tit  ter 

trim  ming 

stiff  en 

in  f  lict 

shin  gle 

twit  ter 

driv  en 

pil  fer 

re  strict 

jin  gle 

vi$  it 

riv  en 

EXERCISE  38. 

ADJECTIVES. 

dis  po  $i'tion  j  time'ly  no'tice 

gen'tle  man     ( sea'$on  a  ble  pro  po'$al  9 
in'ci  dent        j  un  time'ly       '  death 
e  vent'             (  un  season  a  ble  hour 

chil'dren         (for  lorn'  sit  u  a'tiou 

tern 'per  j des'ti  tute  con  di'tion 

di$  ea$'e$        j  men'tal  ex  er'tions 

at'mos  phere  (  in  tel  lect'u  al  pur  suits' 

de  port'ment  (pe  cul'iar  priv'i  le  ges 

f  ig'ure  •<  ap  pro'pri  ate  dis  course' 

at'ti  tude         (par  tic'u  lar  in'stan  ces 

fruits  ifa'vor  a  ble  an'swer 

books  •<  pro  pi'tious  season 

sight  (  aus  pi'cious  be  gin'ning 

KEY.  — a,  e,  long,  a,  e,  short,  etc.,  fiir,  fare,  fill,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  b|rd, 


ADJECTIYES. 

( o  billing 
|  com'plai  $ant 
( awk'ward 
\  un  to' ward 
(fro' ward 
(per  verse' 
j  ep  i  dem'ic 
\pes  ti  len'tial 
( be  com' ing 
<  come'ly 
[  graceful 

{fresh 
new 
nov'el 


WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


51 


LESSON  e?.     The  sound  of  o  as  in  note. 


ADJ. 

n67ble 

ADV. 

•ehlo7rine 

67nyx 

broker! 

no  bier 

a  board7 

•eho  rus 

o  pal 

eho  ral 

no  blest 

a  float7 

clo  ver 

o  $ier 

lo  cal 

o  vert 

cold7ly 

cro  ny 

po  em 

o  val 

po  rous 

slow  ly 

po  ny 

por  trait 

o  ral 

ro$y 

bold  ly 

sto  ry 

post  em 

vo  cal 

so  ber 

no  bly 

do  tage 

post  mark 

dole  ful 

so  cial 

sole  ly 

post  age 

post  script 

wo  ful 

swol  len 

NOUNS. 

do  tard 

pro  file 

fore  most 

whole  some 

bold  ness 

fore  man 

ro  ver 

fro  ward 

hoar  y 

cold  ness 

post  man 

smo  ker 

holy 

four  teen 

bo  rax 

pro  gramme 

so  fa 

lone  ly 

mould  y 

bro  ker 

mo  tion 

to  ken 

lone  some 

mourn  ful 

dro  ver 

no  tion 

to  paz 

molt  en 

jo  cose7 

gro  cer 

forg  er 

tro  phy 

mo  pish 

mo  rose7 

jo  ker 

hoi  ster 

vo  ter 

port  ly 

ver  bose7 

po  ker 

lo  cust 

jeo  man 

sto  ny 

un  told 

post  er 

no$e  gay 

board  er 

EXERCISE  39. 


ADJECTIVES. 

r  boun'tiful        sup  ply' 
J  mu  nif'i  cent  do  na'tion 
1  gen'er  ous        ac'tion 
I  lib'er  al           re  ward 
j  i  de'al              hap'pi  ness 
(  im  ag'in  a  ry  per  fec'tions 
j  ad  vent'  ur  ous  voy'age 
\en'terpri$ing  gen'ius 
j  com  mand'ing  voice 
(  im  per'  a  tive    or'der 
fim  pe'ri  ous     tem'per 
lord'ly              air 
dom  i  neer'ing  tone 
o  ver  bedr'ing  man'ner 

ADJECTIVES. 

C  ri  dic'u  lous        be  hav'ior 
J  lu'di  crous          mis  take7 
1  droll                    sto7ry 
I  com'i  cal             in7ci  dent 
j  pro  mis'cu  ous     rnul'ti  tude 
\  indis  crim'inate  mas7sa  -ere 
j  in  vin'ci  ble        ar7my 
(  un  con'quer  a  ble  ob7sti  na  cy 
j  in  su'per  a  ble     a  ver'sion 
(  in  surmount'  a  ble  ob7sta  cle 
flast                     words 
la'test                  breath 
fi'nal                  re  $ult7 
ul'timate           ob'ject 

,  s6n,  do,  wolf,  rdde,  full,  an"ger,  vV'cious;  e  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  eh,  the. 


WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


LESSON  es.     The  sound  of  o  as  in  note,  continued. 


NOUNS. 

bSat'rnan 
boat  swain 
co  coa 
load  star 
load  stone 
mould  er 
mourn  er 
poul  try 
bowl  der 
bow  sprit 
own  er 
foe  man 

NOUNS  and  ADJ. 

to  tal 
whole  sale 

ADJ.  and  V. 

low  er 


VEBBS. 

a  dore' 
af  ford 
en  force 
de  plore 
ig  nore 
ex  plore 
re  store 
a  ro$e 
com  po$e 
dis  clo$e 
dis  po$e 
ex  po$e 
pro  po$e 
sup  po$e 
un  clo$e 
be  hold 
un  fold 


up  hold' 
with  hold 
cajole 
con  dole 
con  sole 
un  roll 
com  port 
ex  port 
a  tone 
de  throne 
con  voke 
in  yoke 
pro  voke 
un  yoke 
de  vote 
pro  mote 
en  gross 
fore  bode 


fore  go' 
post  pone 
be  moan 
en  croach 
un  load 
smoul'der 

NOUNS  and  V. 

bol'ster  . 
glory 
no  tice 
poul  tice 
shoul  der 
a  bode' 
con  trol 
pa  role 
pa  trol 
di  vorce 
re  po$e 


sup  port' 
ap  p roach 
re  proach 
so'journ 

PART. 

fore  ing 
ford  ing 
forcing 
rov  ing 
sto  len 
boat  ing 
gloat  ing 
moan  ing 
mourn  ing 
crow  ing 
blow  ing 
grow  ing 
throw  ing 


EXERCISE  40. 

ADJECTIVES. 

dis  po  $i'tion  (  dis  trust'ful  of  our  abil'i  ties 
cu  ri  os'i  ty    (  suspicious  of  his  hon'est  y 


ADJECTIVES. 

j  in  qui$'i  live 
\  pry' ing 
(  in  com'pe  tent 
\  in  ca'pa  ble  of 
j  deficient     in 
( defective      " 
j  el'i  gi  ble 
[preferable  to 
f  com'pe  tent 
J  qualified  for  a 
(fitted      for  the 

{aus  tere'  in  his 
se  vere'       " 
rig' or  ous   <c 


law'yer 
false'hood 
in'tel  lect 
col'or  ing 
sit  u  a'tion 
i'dle  ness 
man'a  ger 
teach'er 
du'ties 
man'ners 
re  marks' 
measures 


(fer'tile 
(fruitful 
(  care' less 


in  ex  pe'di  ents 
"  re  sour'ces 
in  bu$'i  ness 
(  thought' less    "  con'duct 
j  heed' less        of  dan 'ger 
(  in  at  ten'tive     spec  ta'tor 
j  sub'ject          to  de  cay' 
(exposed'       "  in'sults 
j  lav'ish    of  his  com'pli  ment? 
\  prod' i  gal  "    re  sour'ces 
at  tractive      spec'ta  cle 
en  gag'ing      com  pan'ion 


KBY.  —a,  6,  long,  a,  6,  short,  etc.,  fiir,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird.' 


WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


53 


LESSON  69.     The  sound  of  o  as  in  not,  and  of  a  as  in  what. 
The  same  sound  in  both. 


ADJ. 

slop'py 

com'ma      ^ 

•forest 

ostrich 

com'mon 

squal  id 

com  merce 

glob  ule 

pop  gun 

com  ic 

swamp  y 

com  pend 

gos  pel 

pop  lar 

con  ic 

watch  ful 

com  post 

hogs  headx 

por  ridge 

eAron  ic 

NOUNS.         * 

com  rade 

holly 

pot  tage 

con  trite 

bod  y 

con  cord 

hot  bed 

pro  cess 

cost  ly* 

bon  fire 

con  course 

hov  el       x 

prod  uce 

f  lor  id 

bon  net 

con  crete 

lob  ster 

prod  uct 

hor  rid 

block  head 

con  duct 

lock  er 

prog  ress 

Aon  est 

block  house 

con"gress 

lock  et 

pros  pect 

joe  und 

cob  bier 

con  quest  - 

lodg  er 

prov  erb 

lon^ger* 

cob  web 

con  sul 

lodg  ing 

prov  ince 

mod  ern 

>  cof  fee 

con  tents 

log  ic 

rock  er 

mod  est 

cof  fer 

Qon  trast    * 

•  loz  enge 

rock  et 

mon  strous  *cof  fin 

cop  per 

mock  er 

rob  ber 

moss  y* 

x  col  ic 

cos  tume    1 

kmon  arch 

job  ber 

prop  er 

*col  lege 

cot  tage 

mon  ster  * 

s-e/iol  ar 

shock  ing 

com  et        * 

fore  head 

object 

sock  et 

EXERCISE  41. 


ADJECTIVES. 

He  is 

( 

calm                in 

sea'$on$ 

of 

dis  tressr 

" 

com  po$edf      " 

mo'ments 

a 

tri'al 

n 

I 

col  lectfed         " 

time 

a 

dan'ger 

an 

( 

ac  ci  dent'al 

meet'ing 

u 

friends 

the 

i 

for  tu'i  tons 

concourse 

" 

at'oms 

He  is 

j 

neg'li  gent       in 

re  gard' 

to 

bu$ri  ness 

u 

I 

re  miss'        in  the 

per  form'ance 

of 

du'ty 

a 

i 

re  mark'  a  ble 

instance 

(C 

sa  ga'ci  ty 

an 

i 

ex  traor'di  na  ry 

mea$'ure 

a 

gov'ern  ment 

a 

I 

plentiful 

sup  ply' 

u 

warter 

i 

a  bun'dani 

cause 

for 

gratxi  tude 

*  By  some  this  is  considered  the  medium  sound  of  o  —  longer  than  in  not,  but  not  so 

long  as 

in  nought,  nor  yet  wholly  equivalent  to  the  a  in  all. 

pique,  son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  f\jll,  an"ger,  vi'cious;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  K,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


54  WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 

LESSON  70.    The  sound  of  o  as  in  not,  and  of  a  as  in  what, 
continued.     The  same  sound  in  both. 


NOUNS.          ab  scond' 

re  volve' 

dock'et      squabble 

son'net           ab  solve 

un  lock 

doc  tor      swal  low 

top  ic             ac  cost 

un  stop 

for  age       war  rant 

trom  bone      a  dopt 

squan'der 

frol  ic            ADJ.  and  N. 

vol  ley           al  lot 

wal  low 

gos  sip       mor  al 

re  sponse'      be  long 

wan  der 

Aon  or        sol  id 

quadrant       be  troth 

ADJ.,  N.,  and  V. 

mod  el       sor  rel 

squad'ron       de  spond 

quadrrate 

offer          ton  ic 

wad  'ding       de  volve 

wan  'ton 

pock  et       trop  ic 

waf  fie           dis  solve 

NOUNS  and  V. 

pol  ish          ADV. 

wal  let           em  boss 

bios  som 

prorn  ise     a  loft' 

wal  rus          en  sconce 

poth  er 

sol  ace        a  long' 

watch  man    e  volve 

bot  tie 

sol  der        on'ward 

VEEBS.                6X  tol 

clo$  et  „ 

VOm  it                   PART. 

con  quer        for  got 

col  lar 

re  volt7       mock'ing 

grov  el           pro  long 

com  bat 

quar'rel      watch  ing 

soft  en            in  volve 

con  script 

quar  ry       ADJ.  and  ADV. 

top  pie           re  spond 

cop  y 

seal  lop      yonrder 

EXERCISE  42. 

ADJECTIVES. 

a     j  co'pi  ous 

stream 

of    blood 

an    |  am!  pie 

store 

"     pro  visions 

"     lex  act' 

state'ment 

of  the  ac  count' 

the    \pre  cise' 

meaning 

"      ex  pres'sion 

(  strict                   in 

en  for'cing 

o  be'di  ence 

\  se  vere'              " 

pun'ish  ing 

in'so  lence 

the     (  pre  vail'  ing 

o  pinxion 

of  the  peo'ple 

a      (prev'a  lent 

dis  re  gard' 

of    jus'tice 

u     (le  git'  i  mate 

subject 

"     dis  cus'sion 

"     llaw'ful 

meth'od 

"     re  dress' 

"      (  le'gal 

rem'e  dy 

for   slan'der 

(  guileless        of  the 

death 

of    an  oth'er 

(  in'  no  cent         " 

crime 

"     mur'der 

KEY. —a,  e,  long,  a,  e,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird, 


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LESSON  71.     The  sound  of  o  as  in  move,  long  oo,  and  u  as  in 
nlcfe.     The  same  sound  in  all. 


ADJ. 

NOUNS. 

ru'mor 

pol  troon' 

un  moor' 

boor'ish 

bo'$om 

*  tru  ant 

pon  toon 

in  trude 

fool  ish 

16$  er 

bab  oon' 

rac  coon 

pe  ruse 

bm  tish 

move  ment 

^  bal  loon 

re  proof 

PART. 

prii  dish 

wo  manN^ 

bam  boo 

*  sa  loon 

doing 

move  less 

boo  by  / 

bas  soon 

shal  loon 

16$  ing 

ruth  less 

boot  y   , 

be  hoof 

si  moom 

mov  ing 

gloom  y 

coop  er 

buf  foon 

con  tour 

prov  ing 

mood  y 

moon  beam 

ca  boose 

sur  tout 

prun  ing 

brii  tal 

moon  light 

car  toon 

VERBS. 

NOUNS  and  V. 

cm  el 

moon  shine 

*co  coon 

ap  prove 

ruin 

N  frii  gal 

schoon  er 

doub  loon 

im  prove 

scru  pie 

truth  ful 

•  cm  et 

dra  goon 

re  move 

ADVERBS. 

\  ru  ral 

dm  id 

fes  toon 

re  prove 

poorly 

\pm  dent 

xpm  dence 

Nhar  poon 

be  hoove 

soon  er 

fruit  ful 

prim  er 

lam  poon 

out  do 

rude  ly 

v  ab  struse'' 

vuby 

mon  soon 

un  do 

truly 

x  un  couth' 

ru  ler 

pla  toon 

ta  boo 

a  loof 

EXERCISE  43. 


ADJECTIVES. 

the      (  ce  les'tial 
"       \  heav'en  ly 
a       ( du'ra  ble 
"      •<  last' ing 
"       (per'manent 

\  a  verse1 

1  adf  verse 
"       j  im  willing 

\  re  luc'tant 

We  are  f  an'swer  a  ble  for  the  be  havlor 
"     j  re  spon'si  ble      "      debts 
"     1  ac  count1  a  ble     to     God 
"       La  me'na  ble      to  the  laws 


He  is 

u 


to 

u 


del  ties 

throng  of  an'gels 

ma  te'ri  al       for  building 

mon'u  ment     of  genius 

sit  u  a'tion     in  an  of  7f ice 

whole'some  re  straints' 

ty  ran'ni  cal  u  sur  pa'tion 

at  tend'          to  his  les'sons 

the  mon'ey 

of  our  ser'vants 

we  con  tract' 

for  our  COn 'duct 

of  our  coun'try 


re  turn' 


p'l'que,  son,  do.  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious;   €  as  k,  g  as  j,  &  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON  72, 

The  sound  of  u  as  in  mute. 

ADJ.           ob  tuse' 

tu'nic 

de  duce'        in  due7 

blu/ish        pro  fuse 

u  nit 

*in  duce         pur  sue 

flu  ent           NOUNS. 

4  beau  ty 

tra  duce        sub  due 

hu  mid       bu'gle 

ex  cuse' 

e  duce             NOUN  and  Aiw 

\lu  cid          cu  bit 

skew'er 

Vre  duce         pew;ter 

lu  rid          dur  ance 

steward 

de  nude            PAET. 

stu  pid        du  ty 

VERBS. 

e  lude           during 

tu  mid        flu  id 

ac  cu$e 

%ex  elude       view  ing 

du  cal         fu  el 

a  mu$e 

*  in  elude            NOUNS  and  V. 

lu  nar         fu  ry 

ex  cu$e 

vse  elude        dis  pute' 

pu  ny       ^  fu  $ion 

re  fu$e 

\corn  pute      sa  lute 

feu  dal        rnu  sic 

suf  fu$e 

con  fute        re  buke 

^neu  ter       stu  dent 

re  $ume 

re  fute         %ma  nure 

neu  tral      stu  por 

pre  $ume 

be  dew               ADJ.  and  V. 

a  cute'        su  et 

trans  mute 

es  chew         ma  ture 

as  tute        tu  lip 

as  surne 

re  new          ob  scure 

de  mure     tu  mult 

con  sume 

%en  sue           se  cure 

EXERCISE  44. 

a    (  con  tin'u  al 

sue  cesxsion    of    e  vents7 

u  1  coristant 

source 

un  ea'si  ness 

\  per  pet'  u  al 

chan'ges 

"     fort'une 

A   gentle  man     of 

(  wur'te  ous 

manners 

"    prince 

\  wurt'ly 

bearing 

"    phy  si'cian's 

j  dai'ly 

vi$xits 

the  earth's 

\  di  ur'nal 

mo'tion 

fre'quent 

(  night'ly 

dis  turb;an  ces 

plea$'ing 

\  noc  tur'nal 

dreams 

his  conduct           is 

(  con  sist'ent 

with  his  sta'tion 

the  declaration    " 

\  ac  cord'  ant 

"      prin'ci  pies 

coiir  a'geous    in 

j  time 

of      danxger 

youth  is  the  1  season  "      im  prove/ment 

the  gar  ruli  ty  of  age       is  a  j  vz'ni  al  of  fense' 

"    lev'ity          "    youth    "     ( par' don  a  lie  fault 

KEY — a,  S,  long,  5,  6,  short,  etc.,  fur,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bjrd. 


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LESSON  73.     The  sound  of  u  as  in 
The  same  sound 


but,  and  of  6  as  in  love. 
in  both. 


ADJ. 


bulk'y 
sulk  y 
crust  y 
trust  y 
dusk  y 
husk  y 
musk  y 
mud  dy 
»rud  dy     i 

*  sun  dry 
dul  cet 
ful  some 
rug  ged 

vslug  gish 

*  stub  born 


*  siid'den 

*  sul  len 
sunk  en 
up  right 
ut  most 

*  come  ly 
love  ly 
OLD,  er 

>thor  ough 


*ro  tiind' 
un  just 


ADVERBS. 

rough  ly 
tough  ly 

PREPOSITIONS. 

a  mong' 
a  mongst 

NOUNS. 

south  ern  *  biick'et 

young  er  buck  ler 
e  nough7     buck  ram 
ab  rupt       buck  skin 

defunct  *bug  gy 
oc  cult        bump  er 
ro  bust        bun"gler 


blud'geon 
dud  geon 
gud  geon 
dun  geon 
lunch  eon 
punch  eon 
trun  cheon 
dump  ling 
crup  per 

ter 

ter 


gun  ner 
huck  ster 
rub  ber 
der 


run  ner 


drum'mer 
\  sum  mer 

*cur  rent 
*cus  tard 

cus  torn 

dumb  ness 

numb  ness 
*  fun  gus 

glut  ton 
\  hub  bub 

jus  tice 

muf  fin 

mus  cle 

shut  tie 
\rnus  ket 

mu$  lin 


a  -I  rug' ged 
"    ( rough 

(all 

the  ( whole 
a   j  rare 

\  money 


pre'ci  pice 

path 

plank 
the  objects 

globe 

plant 
is  scarce 


EXERCISE  45. 

(proportionate  quantities      an  (abrupt' 
\  com  raen'su  rate  degree 
the  plague         is  j  con  ta'gious 
con  sumption  "  (  infectious 
spirits  are  (  in  cor  pofre  al 
the  soul       is  1  im  ma  te'ri  al 

an'gels  are  (  spir'it  u  al 
his  actions      are  (conform'Q.  ble  to  my  di  rec'tions 
"    dress  is  <  suit' a  ble  to  his  station 

the  de  ci$rion  "    (a  gree'a  ble          to     reason 
in  a  (  sub  or'di  nate  ca  pa'ci  ty 

of  linfe'rior  tal'ents 

(  sub  serv'i  ent  to  the  pur'po  ses 
a    f  chief  clerk 

the  J  main  object 

"    (pririci  pal  cir'cum  stance 


p'que,  son,  dii,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious ;  «  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ?h  aa  sh,  the. 

C  2 


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LESSON  74. 
NOUHS. 

The  sound  of  u  as  in  but,  and  of  6  as  in  love, 
continued, 
siin'rise      *  on'ion          rum'ple      N  an  nul' 

pftp'py 

sun  set         ov  en           chuck  le       be  numb 

pus  tule 

sun  shine     plov  er        cum  ber     \  sue  cumb 

rub  bish 

tur  ret         slov  en        sun  der         con  suit 

scull  ion 

up  roar        ton  nage   *  mut  ter      \  con  vulse 

v  sculp  tor 

bom  bast     coun  try  x  stut  ter         dis  cuss 

x  sculpt  ure 

broth  er      coup  let     ^  ut  ter            di  vulge 

shut  ter 

com  fit        cou$in       *  suf  fer           in  dulge 

v  slug  gard 

cov  ert            VERBS.         cur  ry        *  ex  ult 

v  smug  gler 

cov  ey         bun"gle       sum  mon      in  crust 

v  snuff  ers 

hon  ey        smug  gle     ab  duct'        in  trust 

^  sul  phur 

money     *  grumble  *  con  struct     rebut 

s  sum  mit 

mon  key     mum  ble  *  de  duct         re  fund 

x  sum  mon$ 

mon"grel     rum  ble     Mn  struct        in  gulf 

sun  beam 

lov  er        %  muf  fie        ob  struct       be  come 

sun  dne$ 

mother      snuffle       adjust           confront 

II.  NOUNS,  AS  SYNONYMS. 

EXERCISE  46, 

NOUNS.*                                                              NOUNS.* 

noi'$y 

j  broil 

wi$e                  (  courisel 

dead'ly 

\feud 

pru'dent           (  ad  vice' 

firm 

(  trust 

mer'ry              (frol'ic 

true 

<  faith 

rude                 K  gam'bol 

right 

(  be  lief 

wild                  (prank 

se'ri  ous 

Ier'ror 

day's                 (  jour'ney 

great 

mis  take' 

year's               •<  trdv'els 

gross 

blun'der 

sea                    (  voy'age 

bad 

{smell 

pee'vish           (  hu'mor 

sweet 

o'dor 

strange             <  whim 

fra'grant 

per'fume 

sud'den            (freak 

vain 

(  at  tempt' 

cun'ning          (  de  vice' 

fruit'less 

{effort 

use'ful              (  con  tri'vance 

*  Let  the  pupils  supply  such  introductory  word  or  words,  to  the  several  phrases,  as  will 

make  the  best  sense. 

KBY.  —  S,  e,  long,  S,  e,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  thSre,  her,  prey,  bird. 


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LESSON  75. 
VEBBS. 

The  sound  of  u  as  in  but,  and  of  6  as  in  love, 
continued. 

cliis'ter     \  striig'gle      won'der     ADJ.  and  NOUNS. 

*  cov  et 

mus  ter     v  bub  ble        coup  le          ciir'rent 

x  gov  ern 

flus  ter        buck  le      *  flour  ish       pub  lie 

\  hov  er 

but  ter         cud  gel     \  troub  le         rus  tic 

smoth  er 

clut  ter        but  ton        dis  gust'      Xd6z  en 

stom  ach 

f  lut  ter        f  lur  ry         dis  trust'            PREP. 

wor  ry 

sput  ter        hun"ger       re  pulse'       a  mong 

*>  nour  ish 

thun  der      hu$  band          PART.           a  mongst 

NOUNS  and  V. 

bun  die        put  ty          blush'ing     ADJ.  and  ADV. 

vblub'ber 

trun  die       ush  er          brush  ing      up'ward 

lum  ber 

JUm  ble       N  C61  Or                Crush  ing      ADJ.  and  VERB. 

num  ber 

turn  ble     x  com  fort      clucking      corrupt' 

slum  ber 

x  ruffle           %  COm  paSS        plucking     ADV.  and  PREP. 

blun  der 

scuf  fie      V  cov  er          strut  ting      a  bove' 

plun  der 

shuffle     x  pom  mel      com  ing  ADJ.,  ADV.,  &  PREP. 

blus  ter 

%  scut  tie      v  shov  el         lov  ing         un'der 

EXERCISE  47. 

NOUNS.                                                       NOUNS. 

dash'ing 

{waves 

com'mon      (  cus'tom 

foam'ing 

sur'ge$ 

siFly            Ifash'ion 

roiring 

billows 

awk  'ward    (  man'ner 

fee'ble 

(  esfsay 

sud'den        (  de  dine' 

thor'ough 

<  tri'al 

rap'id           •<  de  cay' 

earnest 

(  en  deav'or 

wast'ing       (  con  sump'twn 

an"gry 

(  dis  pute' 

con  vict'ed  (fel'on 

fierce 

<  al  ter  ca'tion 

guilt'y         •<  culprit 

pet'ty 

(  quar'rel 

wretch  red     (  con'vut 

earth'ly 

(  pos  sessions 

lone'ly          (place 

per'son  al 

iprop'er  ty 

re  cli'ning  Ipo  $i'ftion 

na'tion  al 

(  wealth 

a  gree'a  ble  (  sit  u  a'tion 

com  mo'di 

ous  (har'lor 

long              (  train 

se  cure' 

•\  ha'ven 

pub  'lie         •{  pro  cesrsio.n 

safe 

(port 

nu'merous  (ret'inue 

pique,  s6n,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  yi"cipus;  «  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  2,  fih  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON  76.     The  sound  of  u  as  in  bull,  of  o  as  in  wolf,  and 
of  short  oo  as  in  wool.     The  same  sound  in  all. 


ADJ. 

NOUNS. 

pulley 

bul'rush 

foot'man 

wolfish 

*  bullet 

pul  pit 

bush  el 

good  ness 

wood  y 

bul  lock 

v  bull  ion 

cuck  oo 

NOUNS  and  V. 

wool  ly 

bul  wark 

full  er 

*  cush  ion 

*  bully 

\wool  en 

Npul  let 

full  ness 

pud  ding 

*  butch  er 

LESSON  77.     The  sound  of  e  as  in  her,  of  i  as  in  bird,  of  6  as 
in  word,  and  of  u  as  in  bur.    The  same  sound  in  all. 
earthly     fur'ry 
fur  tive 
murk  y 
a  lert7 
a  verse' 
ex  pert 
in  ert 
in  verse 
per  verse 


ADJ. 

k  cer'tain 
fer  tile 
fer  vent 
fer  vid 
nerv  ous 
nerve  less 
per  feet 
serv  He 
ster  ling 
ver  bal 

ver  dant   ^wor  thy 
ear  ly         bur  ly 


earth  y 

earth  en 

earn  est 

learn  ed 

dirt  y 

irk  some 

thirst  y 

thir  ty 

thir  teen 

world  ly^su  perb 
ab  surd 
un  hurt 


NOUNS. 

cler'gy 

fer  ment 
Vierb  age 

herd$  man 

her  mit 
*  ker  nel 

mer  cer 

mer  cy 
trans  verse  mer  chant x  cir  cus 

mer  maid  v  fir  kin 


service 
sher  bet 

*  ver  diet 

v  verd  ure 
ver  min 
ver  tex 
earl  dom 
earth  quake 
birth  place 


pearl  y       sur  ly      Mn  firm 


per  son 
ser  mon 
serv  ant 


firm  ness 
sir  loin 
squir  rel 


in  trin'sie 

ac  knowVedged 

es  tablished 

daily 

con'stant 

suit'a  ble 

hea'then 

C7ms'tian 


EXERCISE  48. 
NOUNS. 

{vdl'ue 
worth 
price 

{en  deav'ors 
effort* 
ex  er 'lions 
(  tem'ple 
\  church 


harsh 
florid 
un  couth' 
dan'ger  ous 
public 
ar'rant 
awk'ward 
wretch'ed 


NOUNS. 

{dic'tion 
style 
phra  $e  ol'o  gy 
( de  ceivfer 
•\  im  pos'tor 
( cheat 

( pre  die  a  ment 
\  plight 


KEY.  —  a,  S,  long,  5,  8,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  f&st,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bjrd, 


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01 


LESSON  78.     The  sound 

of  e  as  in  her,  of  i  as  in  bird,  of  6  as 

in  word,  and  of  u  as 

in  bur,  continued.    The  same  sound 

in  all. 

NOUNS. 

thurs'day 

sub  merge7   dis  burse7     NOUNS  and  v. 

^stir'rup 

tur  moil 

sub  serve      dis  turb       cir'cle 

v  vir  gin 

turn  er 

ob  $erve       in  cur          skir  mish 

work  man 

tur  nip 

pre  $erve      oc  cur          wor  ship 

\jour  nal 

tur  tie 

a  ver             re  cur          bur  den 

V  jour  ney 

g^er  don 

a  vert            un  curl        bur  nish 

bur  dock    \ 

myr  tie 

con  vert        un  furl         cur  tain 

,    bur  gess 

VEEBS. 

de  fer            u  $urp         fur  row 

M)ur  glar 

cur  die 

de  $ert       v  ad  journ      mur  der 

curb  stone 

gur  gle 

di  vert                PAET.         mur  mur 

cur  few 

fur  nish 

in  sert           perching     pur  port 

cur  lew 

perjure 

in  vert           skirt  ing      pur  pose 

fur  long 

a  merce' 

re  vert          spirt  ing    "^sur  feit 

nurs  ling    N 

co  erce 

sub  vert        thirst  ing     con  cernr 

purs  er      % 

as  perse 

per  vert        curl  ing       re  verse' 

v  stur  geon  x  con  verse 

in  fer             earn  ing      re  turn' 

v  sur  geon 

dis  perse 

in  ter             learn  ing       ADVERB. 

sur  face 

con  verge 

pre  fer           search  ing   f  irm'ly. 

sur  name 

di  verge 

COn  CUr        ADJ.,  N.,  and  V.   ADV.,  ADJ.,  and  V. 

tur  key 

e  merge 

de  mur          purxple        further 

EXERCISE  49. 

NOUNS.                                                             NOUNS. 

civ'il 

{com  mo1 

tion       in  dis  tinct7  (  wn  cep'tion 

pop'u  lar 

tu'mult 

ab  surd'        \  no'  tion 

partial 

dis  turV 

ance      vague            (  i  de'a 

joy'fttl 

\  hope 

i'dle               (  conjecture 

doubt'ful 

(  ex  pec  ta'tion      false              \  sup  po  $i"tion 

con  fi'ding 

(  trust 

fan'ci  ful       (  surrmi$e 

mut/u  al 

\  corifi  deuce        un  just'         \  sus  pi"  don 

i'dle 

(tale 

pub  'lie           (  an'nals 

fright'ful 

I  sto'ry 

pri'vate         •<  me'moirs 

plea$'ing 

(  an'ec  dote           an'cient          (  diron'i  vies 

pique,  s6ii,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,""affe*iz,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON  79.     The  sound  of  ou  and  of  ow  as  in  thou,  now. 


ADJ. 

NOUNS. 

fowl'er 

pro  nOUllCe'    PARTICIPLES. 

boundless 

boun'cer 

prow  ess 

*  a  rou$e 

bounc'ing 

cloud  less 

boun  ty 

row  el 

ca  rou$e 

bound  ing 

count  less 

count  er 

tow  el 

es  pou$e 

mount  ing 

cloud  y 

coun  ty 

trow  el 

dis  mount 

bow  ing 

gouty 

found  lingHrow  $er$ 

re  count 

frown  ing 

dough  ty  * 

fount  am 

vow  el 

s  al  low 

growl  ing 

out  most 

loud  ness 

re  nown' 

a  vow 

scowl  ing 

thou  $and  \ 

mount  ain 

VERBS. 

^  en  dow 

vow  ing 

blow  zy 

mou$  er 

cow'er 

NOUNS  and  V. 

ADVERBS. 

crowd  ed 

mouth  ful 

low'er 

found'er 

loud'ly 

down  right 

out  law 

a  bound' 

f  loun  der 

proud'ly 

down  y      * 

sour  erout 

as  tound' 

N  flow  er 

a  loud' 

\  drow  $y 

bow  el$ 

re  dound 

show  er 

ADV.  and  PREP. 

de  vout' 

bow  er 

re  $ound 

pow  der 

a  bout' 

pro  found7 

chow  der 

sur  round 

dis  count 

with  out 

ADJ.  and  ADV. 

cow  slip 

ex  pound 

out  rage 

a  round 

Aour'ly 

dow  er 

an  nounce  ac  count' 

ADJ.  and  NOUN. 

down  ward 

down  fall 

de  nounce  a  mount' 

out  side 

EXERCISE  50. 


NOUNS. 

NOUNS. 

con'stant 

j  as  so'  date 

beau'ti  ful 

j  ap  pear'ance 

fre'quent 

\  com  pan'  ion 

fa'vor  a  ble 

\  as'pect 

in'ter  est  ing 

(  affair' 

sud'den 

{an"ger 

se'ri  ous 

1  bu$/i  ness 

pri'vate 

re  $ent'ment 

mo  ment'ous 

(  eon  cern' 

just 

in  dig  na'tion 

im  pass'a  ble 

(gulf 

friv'o  lous 

(  complaint' 

pro  found' 

(  a  byssr 

false 

\  ac  cu  $a'tion 

oc  ca'$ion  al 

(  tre'mor 

in'ter  est  ed 

(  spec  ta'tor 

con'stant 

(  trep  i  da'tion 

care'ful 

\  ob  $erv'er 

grace'ful 

(  walk 

gen'er  al 

(  con  cur'rence 

ar  ti  f  i"cial 

(  gait 

u  ni  ver'sal 

\  appro  ba'tion 

emp'ty 

(  show 

tem'po  ra  ry 

j  lodg'ings 

false 

(  ap  pear'ance 

pri'vate 

(  a  part'ments 

KBY.  —  5,  S,  long,  S,  o,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird, 


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LESSON  so.     The  sound  of  oi  and  oy  as  in  toil,  toy. 

ADJ. 

voy'age 

coin'age 

en  joy' 

broil'ing 

noi'some 

de  coy' 

foi  ble 

ad  join 

oil  ing 

noi  $y 

em  ploy' 

oint  ment 

\  a  noint 

coil  ing 

oil  y 

re  coil7 

*  toi  let 

\  ap  point 

soil  ing 

boy  ish 

NOUNS. 

^  oys  ter 

a  void 

roil  ing 

joyful 

boil'er 

in  voice 

de  spoil 

spoil  ing 

loy  al 

broil  er 

>  al  loy' 

em  broil 

join  ing 

roy  al 

spoil  er 

^  ex  ploit7 

en  join 

joint  ing 

a  droit' 

join  er 

VERBS. 

pur  loin 

point  ing 

de  void7 

joint  er 

Moi'ter 

sub  join 

hoist  ing 

NOUNS  and  V. 

point  er 

moist  en 

x  re  joice 

poi$  ing 

clois  ter 

joint  ure 

an  noy' 

PART. 

cloy  ing 

poi  $on 

*  moist  ure 

de  stroy 

boil  ing 

toy  ing 

EXERCISE  51. 


im  por'tant 

NOUNS. 

!e  vent' 

do  mes'tie 

NOUNS. 

(  hap'  pi  ness 

smr/gu  lar 

in'ci  dent 

con'ju  gal 

\fe  ll'ci  ty 

daily 

oc  cur'rence 

heav'en  ly 

(  bliss 

gen'er  ous 

(gift 

pub'lie 

{tax'es 

costly 

•<  present 

gov'ern  ment 

du'ties 

mu  nif  'i  cent 

(  do  na'tion 

miller's 

toll 

out  ra/geous 

[  a  buse' 

in'so  lent 

{dis  daw! 

vi'o  lent 

<  in  veet'we 

haugh'ty 

scorn 

se  vere' 

(  re  proof 

su  preme' 

con  tempt' 

friend'ly 

{a  sy'lum 

just 

(  en  co'mi  um 

safe 

refuge 

no'ble 

]  eu'io  gy 

qui'et 

re  treat' 

flat'ter  ing 

(pan  e  gyr'ic 

slight 

(  dis  or'der 

erect 

{po  $i'ftion 

deep-root'ed 

\  di$  ea$e' 

re  cli'ning 

post'  ure 

in  eu'ra  ble 

(  mal'a  dy 

grace  'ful 

at'ti  tude 

dis  grace'ful 

(  pro  ceed'ing 

cheer'ful 

(  dis  po  $i"tion 

bu$'i  ness 

\  trans  ac'tion 

fretful 

\  tem'per 

di$  hon'est 

(  e  vaf$ion 

mor'al 

(  ex'  eel  lence 

un  wor'fhy 

\  sub'terfuge 

in  tel  lect'u  al 

\  superiority 

pique,  son,  do,  W9lf,  rftde,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cio«9 ;  «  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


VI.  MONOSYLLABLES  OF  MORE  THAN  FOUR  LETTERS. 

The  sound  of  a  as  in  ape,  and  of  e  like  a  as  in 
prey. 

frame     %  plait 

shame 

blaze    ' 

brace 

grace 

place 

space 

trace 

shake 

shave   N 

slave 

stave 

change 

range 

v  feign  A  grade 
^weigh  x  shade 

NOUNS  and  V>  Spade 

blame     chase 
*  weight    flame      plate 


LESSON  81. 
ADJ. 

chaste 
strange 
vague 
.     frail 
quaint 
eight 
eighth 

NOUNS. 

blade 
glade 
crane 
crape 
grape 
crate 
brake 
v  knave 
drake 
flake 


grange 

lathe 

phra$e  ^ bathe 

snake 

stage 

brain 

plaint 

saint 

faith 

flail 

snail 

strait 

trait 
v  chai$e 

spray 
v  steak 
x  feint 


baste 


crave 

chafe 

craze    v 

glaze 
\  graze 

quake  * 

slake 

spake 

swathe 
Nrai$e 
xleign 


taint 
claim 

vprai$e 
quail 
trail 
stray 

^gawge 
break 
freight 
neigh 

Veign 

ADJ.  and  N. 

plain 
twain 


state 

skate 

haste 

paste 

taste 

scale 

scrape 

shape   ' 

plague 

braid 

chain 

drain 

grain 

Sprain    ADJ.  and  V. 

Stain        faint 

ADJ.,  N.,  and  V. 

brave 
grave 


strain 

train 

paint 


un  grace'ful 
in  decent 
fu'ri  ous 
whole'some 
spare 
fool'ish 
careless 
po$'i  tive 
se'ri  ous 
great 


EXERCISE  52. 

NOTTNS. 


f  ac'tion 

)  gesture 

( ges  tic  u  la'tion 

(food 

(  di'et 

j  re  mark1 

\  ob  ser  vaftion 

{dis  ad  van'tage 
in'ju  ry 
det'ri  ment 


slight 

un  due' 

im  proper 

main 

firm 

roy'al 

splen'did 

noir$y 

fu'ner  al 

written 


NOUNS. 

/  ac  quaint' ance 
}fa  mil  iar'i  ty 
( in'ti  ma  cy 
(  de  pend'ence 
\  re  li'ance 
( ban'quet 
( en  ter  tain'ment 

{ha  rangue' 
o  ra'tion 
ad  dress' 


KEY  —a,  5,  long,  S,  e,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  ftst,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  b;rd, 


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65 


LESSON  82.     The  sound  of  a  as  in  hat. 

ADJ. 

clamp          VERBS.      NOUNS  and  v.   smack      splash 

black 

^  scamp       champ      brand       stack       lapse 

slack 

shank       drank       stand        clank       plant 

bland 

prank        shrank     strand      flank       scalp 

grand 

flange       thank       catch        plank      strap 

scant 

gland        hatch        latch         cramp      track 

NOUNS. 

^  knack       snatch      match       stamp      twang 

badge 

\quack       shall         patch        tramp     ADJ.  and  N. 

batch 

scrap         shalt       N  scratch     clash        blank 

bract 

manse       smash       thatch       flash        crank 

tract 

spa$m       thrash      clack        plash   ADJ.,  N.,  and  v. 

veAa$m 

thwack     sprang      crack        slash        frank 

EXERCISE  53. 

NOUNS.                                                              NOUNS. 

fret'ful 

(  tem'per 

joy'ous           j  feast 

warm 

\  tem'per  a  ment 

drunk'en       (  ca  rou$'al 

good 

{be  liav'ior 

public           C  as  semfbly 

wise 

con'duct 

private         j  com'pa  ny 

mild 

de  mean'  or 

re  Ifgious    1  sfyn'od 

mod'est 

de  port'  ment 

po  lit'i  €al     I  con  ven'tion 

ver'bal 

(  a  gree'ment 

writ  'ten          (  lan"guage 

writ'ten 

<  con'  tract 

for'eign         \  id'i  om 

na'tion  al 

(  com'pact 

native           (  di'a  lect 

gen'tle 

{breeze 

un  just7          (  com  mand' 

sud'den 

gust 

im  pru'dent  \  or'der 

stead'y 

gale 

plain              (  injunction 

driving 

(  storm 

mor'al           j  pre'cept 

fear'ful 

\  tem'pest 

roy7al            (  man'  date 

(  max'ims  of  wi$'dom 

(  va  cu'i  ty   of  thought 

\pre'cepts  "  re  li'gion 

(  va'can  cy    "  ex  pres'sion 

j  rules 

"  pru'dence 

(  lab'y  rinth  "  dif  f  i  cul  ties 

\  laws 

"  so  cixe  ty 

I  maze           "  per  plex'i  ties 

(  sign 

"  re  cog  nf'tion 

(  re  mains'    "  build  'ings 

\  sig'nal 

"  warn'ing 

1  rel'i-Gs         "  an  ti'qui  ty 

pique,  son,  d5,  wolf,  rdde,  full,  an'ger,  vi'cious;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


LESSON  ss.     The  sound  of  a 

as  in  ftti 

ADJ. 

VERBS. 

NOUNS  and  V. 

laugh 

chart 

wrath 

harsh 

carve 

^  charge 

launch 

farce 

haunch 

sparse 

starve- 

charm 

taunt 

larch 

jauut 

large 

parch 

march 

vaunt 

marsh 

heart 

stark 

parse 

starch  * 

gward 

scarf 

hearth 

gaunt 

^narl 

start 

NOUNS. 

scarp 

draught 

ADJ.  and  N. 

craunch 

snarl 

barge 

shark 

(draft) 

sharp 

daunt 

gape 

bafh$ 

spark 

ADJ.  and  V. 

smart 

flaunt 

N  haunt 

pafh$ 

quaZm 

stanch 

EXERCISE  54. 


"  rage 
"  de  lifflit' 


NOUNS. 

(  ho'li  ness    of  heart 

( sandti  ty    "  man'ner$ 

j  transport 

\  ec'sta  sy 

j  case 

\  cau$e 

( con' test 

\  con'flict 

(flame 

\fldsh 

( Haze 


"  dis  tress' 
"  hu  man'i  ty 
"  parties 
"  o  pinions 
"  fire 

"  lightening 
of  a  can'dle 


j  a  lert'ness  of  bod'y 
(  a  lac'ri  ty  "  mind 
j  truth      of  the  stoxry 
(  ve  ra!d  ty  "    nar  ra'tor 
j  mem'ber    "    fam'i  ly 
(limb          "    bodry 
j  en'er  gy      of  ^har'ac  ter 
(  vig'or          "  inrtel  lect 
j  u  til'i  ty  of  the  scfen  ces 
I  use'ful  ness  of  ma  ch'in'er  y 
(  rupt'ure  of  a  blood^ves  sel 
(fratt'ure     "  bone 


NOTJNS. 

\  pleasures   of  mem'o  ry 
\joys  "  friendship 

j  com' forts     li  home 
(pleasures   "  so  ci'e  ty 

{crime          "  trea  $on 
vice  "  drunkxen  ness 

sin  "  hy  pocrri  sy 

{qual'i  ty     "  white'ness 
properties"  plants 
attributes  "  Deri  ty 
^fac'ul  ty     "  speech 
( tal'ent        for  orxa  to  ry 
j  swav'i  ty    ofjan^guage 
1  ur  bdn'i  ty  "  rnanrner$ 
j  re  prieve  from  pun'ish  ment 
( res' pile      "    laxbor 
j  in' side     of  a  nut'shell 
|  m  ife'?^  or  "  palxace 
j  /dvrer          of  mon'ey 
( suit' or  •    for  faVors 

{pangs         of  conscience 
a<7'0  ny       "  re  morse' 
an"guish    "  de  spair' 


KEY. —a,  e,  Zon^,  a,  C,  s/ior^,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  hur,  prey,  bird. 


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67 


LESSON  84.     The  sound  of  a  as  in  fall,  and  of  o  as  in  for. 
The  same  sound  in  both. 


ADJ. 

sward 

sauce 

VERBS. 

v  ought 

pau$e 

false 

swath 

brawn 

caught 

sought 

vault 

small 

warmth 

shawl 

taught 

NOUNS  and  V. 

brawl 

swart 

wharf 

squaw 

crawl 

chalk 

scrawl 

north 

aught 

straw 

drawl 

stalk 

spawn 

short 

naught 

broth 

^sprawl 

dwarf 

gorge  \ 

fraught 

fault 

cloth 

thwart 

scald 

scorn 

broad 

fraud 

horse 

scorch 

\  squall 

storm 

NOUNS. 

clau$e 

thorn 

vbought 

swarm 

snort 

quart 

gauze 

torch 

brought  ^waltz 

cough  N 

stall 

paunch 

trough 

fought 

cau$e 

thought 

"  pur  pose 
"  con'duct 


NOUNS. 

( re  vov'er  y 
(  res  to  ra'tion 
( hon'est  y 
•{  up  right' ness 
( in  teg'ri  ty 

(  grand 'eur   of  the  pros'pect 
( "magnificence  of  princes 
(prog'ress          in  learning 
•<  ad  vance'ment "  wealth 
(proficiency  "  mu'sie 
j  ne'ces  sa  ries    of  life 
(  ne  ces'si  ties  of  our  naYure 
(pri'vacy         of  home 


EXERCISE  55. 

NOUNS. 

of  dam'a  ges   j  dictates         of  conscience 
"  friendship  (suggestions  u  en'vy 

j  depth  "  learn 'ing 

(profundity  "  thought 
cAarra€  ter  (business    of  a  mer'cbant 
•<  trade  "    hatrter 

(profes'sion  "    law'yer 
(  weakness      of  in'fan  cy 
•<  im  be  cil'i  ty  "  youth 
(  in  firm' 'i  ties  "  age 
j  re  prlf$als      "  prop'er  ty 
(  re  tal  i  d'tion  for  in'j  u  ries 
j  re  $emfblance  in  fig'ure 


re  tire'ment  from  bu$'i  ness    (  sim  i  lar'i  ty  of  dis  po  $irtion 


se  du'$ion      "     so  ci  e'ty 
du  ra'tion       of  life 
age  of  the  world 

gen  er  a'tion  of  per  sons 
ex  trem'i  ty  "  dis  tress' 
ex  treme'  "  fash 'ion 


ad  van'tage    "  po  $i/;tion 
ben' e  fit         "  ad  vice' 
(profusion    "  or'na  ments 
(pro fuse' ness  "  dis  playx 
( lover  "  mon'ey 

(  suit' or          for  fa'vors 


pique,  son,  do,  wolf,  rilde,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious ;  <i  as  k»  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  5h  as  sh,  the. 


68 


WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


LESSON  85. 

d  as 

in  fare. 

d  as  in  fast. 

ADJ. 

NOUNS  and  V. 

NOUNS. 

trance 

clasp 

scarce 

flare 

brass 

VERBS. 

class 

^  their 

share 

chaff 

blanch 

dance 

NOUNS. 

snare 

chance 

lanch 

draft 

chair 

ADJ.  and  V. 

craft 

prance 

glance 

stair 

spare 

flash 

quaff 

graft 

VERBS. 

^square 

glass 

NOUNS  and  V. 

grant 

scare 

ADV. 

grass 

blast 

grasp 

stare 

*  there 

shaft 

branch 

lance 

x  swear 

xwhere 

staff 

chant 

slant 

NOUNS. 

{care  of  a  fam'i  ly 

charge  of  children 

man' age  ment  "  bu$'i  ness 
( prod'uce      of  an  a'^re 
-|  products    of  the  earth 
(productions  ofnat'ure 
j  oivn'er          of  a  book 
|  propri'e  tor  of  an  es  tate' 
j  kind' ness  es     of  friends 
(  ci  vil'i  ties       "  strangers     \,dig'ni  ty 
j  lent  of  the  will  j  stand 'ard 

\  bi'as  "     judg'ment   {  cri  te'ri  on 


in  eat  ing 


EXERCISE  55. 

NOUNS. 

{ex  cess' 
su  per  flu' i  ty  of  pro  visions 
re  dun  dan  cy  "  words 
(  mark  "  dis  tinc'tion 

I  sign 
( note 
c  pride 

J  haugh'ti  ness 
1  loft'i  ness 


( symp'tom  of  di$  ea$e' 

•<  to' ken  "  mer'it 

(  in  di  ca'tion  "  sue  cess7 

{word          of  one  syl'la  ble 

term  of  re  proach' 
ex  pres'sion 
(fren'zy 


"  dis  tressx 
"  triumph 
"  wealth 
"  be  havrior 
"  sen'ti  ment 
"  -e/iarra€  ter 
"  ex'cel  lence 
for  judging 


Ifu'ry 
(  mad' ness 


(full' ness     of  his  heart 
(plen'itude    "    pow'er 
j  custom  of  drink'ing 

{  hdb'its  "  dis  si  pa'tion 

(justness     of  his  re  marks' 
u  sym'pa  thy  (  cor  rect'ness  "    state'ments 
"  de  spair'       (  cor  rec'tion     of  chiFdren 


of  the  winds 
of  anr/ger 


(' 

./  discipline  of  an  ar'my 

(  pun'ish  ment  of  of  fend'ers 


KEY.  —  a,  C-,  long,  a,  e,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fiist,  whr.t,  there,  her,  prey, 


WILLSON'S  LAKGEK  SPELLER. 


69 


LESSON  86.     The  sound  of  e  as  in  mete. 


ADJ. 

fhe$e 

freak 

peace 

creed 

N  grief 

bleak 

three 

screak 

peach 

sheep 

Mhief 

blear 

NOUNS. 

cream 

sheaf 

sheet 

*  priest 

drear 

breve 

eave$ 

beech 

sleet 

^-frieze 

cheap 

glebe 

heave$ 

speech 

street 

t  niece 

least 

scene 

shear$ 

breeze 

sleeve 

t  siege 

queer 

theme 

tear$ 

chee$e 

spleen 

tierce 

sleek 

sphere 

heath 

beeve$ 

steed 

\  seine 

sweet 

beast 

sheath 

cheek 

steel 

ADJ.  and  N. 

^  fierce 

yeast 

wreath 

creek 

teeth 

fleet 

liege 

cleat 

wreaths 

queen 

v  field 

green 

weird 

wheat 

grease 

sheen 

*  fiend 

tbrief 

EXERCISE  57. 
NOUNS.  NOUNS. 

mon'u  ment  to  his  mem'o  ry   f  chance 
me  mo'ri  al  of  his  re  gard'     J  fort'une 
tes'ti  mo  ny  of  the  wit'ness      (Jate 
of  falsehood  I  noise 


ev'i  dence 

quan'ti  ty 

por'tion 

capt'ure 

seiz'ure 

grace 

charms 

state 

con  diction 

sit  u  a'tion 

chief 

chieftain 

lead'er 

head 

de  ci$'ion 

judgment 

sentence 


"  mon  ey  •(  cries 

of  the  es  tate'  (  clam' or 

"     for 'tress  j  list 

"     prop'er  ty  (  cat' a  logue 

of  her  mo'tions  j  reg'is  ter 

11     per'son  \  rolls 

of  his  health  f  cau$e 

"     ward'robe  1  reason 

of  dan'ger  (  mo'twe 


of  a  tribe 
"   clan 
"   par'ty 
"   fam'ily 
of  the  judge 

"     court 

"     law 


di  rects' 
fa'vors 
wills 

of  the  tem'pest 
"     dis  tressed'' 
"     mul'ti  tude 
of  words 
books 
41  e  vents' 
"  parrlia  ment 
of  his  re  mo'val 
"     with  draw'al 
"     actions 
"     te  meYi  ty 
of  a  bat'tle 
(fleet' ness  of  an  an'te  lope 

(  ve  lo'ci  ty     of  light'ning, 
j  race  u  peorple 

(  breed  u  an'i  mals 


re  $ultf 


j  re  $u 
\  is'su 


,  son,  do,  W9lf,  rfide,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious ;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


70 


WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


LESSON  s?.     The  sound  of  e  as  in  mete,  continued. 

VERBS.        creak  x  freeze 

stream     feast        fleece 

bleach      speak   *  squeeze 

beach      leave      leech 

preach      plea$e     wheeze 

breach    sneak      screech 

teach        tea$e     v  grieve 

reach      spear      screen- 

breathe     grea$e     thieve 

cheat     v  squeal     sneeze 

sheafhe     glean      pierce 

treat      \  league    wheel 

wreathe    weave     wield 

bleat       breed      piece 

cease         wreak     seize 

squeak    speed      shield 

smear       bleed     NOUNS  and  v. 

streak     sleep       yield 

shear         creep      scheme 

tweak     sweep   *shriek 

N  knead       greet       dream 

crease      cheer    ADJ.  and  v. 

plead        kneel      gleam 

lease        sneer       clean 

cleave       seethe     scream 

beard      steer       clear 

EXERCISE  58. 

NOUNS. 

NOUNS. 

(  clear'  ness        of  I  de'a$ 

'  span                  of  hor'ses 

^perspicuity  "  expression 

yoke                   "  cat'tle 

(  trade           with  Chi'na 

pair                   "  shoes 

•J  com'merce  of  the  w'orld 

brace                 "  pistols 

(  traffic           in  li'quor$ 

<.coiip'le               "  or'  an  ges 

f  class               of  merchants 

r  mar'  gin          of  a  lake 

J  or'der             "  no  bil'i  ty 

brink                "   pre'cipice 

1  rank               "  gen'er  al 

edge                  "   knife 

^degree'          "  mer'it 

rim                  "   wheel 

{band              "  rob'bers 

^bor'der              "   shawl 

com'pa  ny     "  trav'el  ers     | 

wri'ter          of  the  ar'ti  cle 

crew            ofaves'sel           \autlior           "     es'say 

gang              of  thieves          1 

com  pl'ler       "     rec'ords 

f  au  da'ci  ty    to  de  mand'       f  colleague          in  office 

J  tffron'te  ry    "  com  plain'    J  part'ner            "  bu$'i  ness 

1  hard'  i  hood    li  per  sist'         1  co  adju'tor  in  our  la'bors 

{.bold'  ness         "  speak             La«s  sist'ant    of  the  prin^i  pal 

j  pow'er           of  truth              j  per  ti  na'ci  ty    of  o  pinxion 

(  strength    of  the  ca'ble 

.  oVsti  na  cy       "  will 

KEY. —a,  6,  long,  5,  g,  ehort,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  tht're,  her,  prey,  bjrd, 


WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


LESSON  ss.     The  sound  of  e  as  in  met. 

ADJ.        ketch         whelp 

clench      dealt        stretch 

blest        vetch         bread 

drench      dreamt     trench 

dense       wretch       stead 

quench     meant      wrench 

fresh        ledge      ^  breadth 

crept       NOUNS  and  v.  fence 

tenth       sledge        breath 

slept         check       scent 

twelve     length        death 

swept       wreck      dread 

vtwelfth     strength     health 

bless        dredge     spread 

NOUNS.       pence         stealth 

delve        hedge      tread 

bench       sense       ^  wealth 

dwell       pledge     thread 

stench      depth         realm 

quell        wedge  v  sweat 

wench      dregs         threat 

fetch        dress      N  gwess 

chess        helve         fnend 

fledge        preSS            ADVERBS. 

cress      ^&nell       \  gwest 

spent        shell         hence 

StreSS           Shelf                 VERBS. 

tempt       smell        thence 

chest        shred         blend 

thresh      spell         whence 

crest        speck         spend 

Vtfrest           Swell         ADJ.  and  N. 

quest        theft           blench 

\  clean$e     sketch      tense 

EXERCISE  59. 

NOUNS. 

NOUNS. 

(  mark              of  dis  tinc'tion 

ides'  ti  ny       is  con  cealed7 

1  badge              u  Aon'or 

fate               "  fix  ed' 

(  stigma            "  dis  grace' 

lot                u  as  signed' 

C  breach        in  the  wall 

doom           "  sealed7 

J  break            "     ca  nal' 

{circuit  of  the  globe 

1  gap               "     fence 

tour             of  ob  ser  va'tion 

(.€ha$m           "     earth 

round          "  plea$7ure 

r  crowd            of  peo'ple 

r  as  sem'bly    "  no'bles 

J  drove              "  swine 

J  assemblage"  ob'jects 

j  swarm            "  bee$ 

J  group           "  sav'a  ge$ 

[.flock               "  bird$ 

(.col  lection   "  paint'ings 

(  cop'y          of  the  wri'ting 

(free'dom      "  debate' 

j  mod'  el          "     ma  chine' 

1  lib'er  ty       "  conscience 

1  pat'tern        of  a  car'pet 

j  lloiv         of  a  blud'geon 

\.  specimen  of  his  draw'ings 

(  stroke          "   sword 

p'fque,  eon,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi "clous;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  $  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON  89 

,     The  sound  of  I  as  in  fine. 

ADJ. 

clime 

spile 

VERBS. 

blight 

tifhe 

blithe 

crime 

stile 

chide 

fight 

flies 

lithe 

slime 

style 

glide 

plight 

cries 

bright 

flight 

price 

climb 

blind 

^  guide 

tight 

fright 

trice 

grind 

bribe 

\  rhyme 

trite 

knight 

tribe 

shine 

scribe 

ADV. 

white 

night 

thigh 

smite 

drive 

quite 

thine 

might 

*  height 

write 

pride 

thrice 

ninth 

sp  right 

*  sleight 

strike 

slide 

twice 

NOUNS. 

sight 

gui$Q 

thrive 

stride 

ADJ.,  N.,  and  V. 

bride 

wight 

Ngwile 

writhe 

gripe 

light 

brine 

knife 

•ehyme 

dries 

slice 

slight 

chine 

strife 

ehyle 

pries 

spice 

prime        t 

shrine 

snipe 

child 

tries 

splice 

1 

ADV.,  N.,  and  V. 

spine 

tripe 

v  scythe 

NOUNS  and  V. 

prize 

while 

swine 

stripe 

*  thyme 

chime 

Smile  ADJ.,  ADV.,  N.  &  V. 

Christ 

knive$ 

time 

whine 

spike 

right 

EXERCISE  60. 

NOUNS. 

NOUNS. 

(  ar'ro  gance       of  pride 

(fore'fd  thers  of  a 

pea$'ant 

\pre$ump'tion  "  ig'no  ranee  (progenitors  "  no'ble  man 
c  loose' ness  "  -eAar'ac  ter  r  con'stan  cy  of  his  af  fec'tions 
J  dis'so  lute  ness  u  mor'als  J  sta  bil'i  ty  of  eAar'ac  ter 
1  lax'i  ty  "  dis'ci  pline  1  stead 'i  ness 

I U  cen'tious  ness  "  man'ners      I firm  'ness 

{ten' den  cy   of  his  prinxci  pies  ( wa'ges 
drift  "     dis  course'  <  hire 

scope  "     subject        ( sal' a  ry 

to  the  question      (  o'pen  ing 


"  con'duct 
"  pur  'pose 


"     as  ser'tion   4  cav'i  ty 


an  swer 

reply' 

re  sponse'   of  the  or 'a  cle         (  or'ifice 
'attractions   "     thexa  tre 

at  lure'ments   of  vice 
.  charms  "  or'a  to  ry 


of  a  carriage 
of  clerks 

in  a  forest 

of  the  mouth 
of  a  tube 

ac  count'  of  the  trans  action 
•<  nar'ra  live  "  ad  ventures 
(  de  scrip  'tion  of  parra  dise 


KEY.  —a,  e,  long,  a,  §,  short,  etc.,  fiir,  fare,  fall,  fiist,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird, 


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LESSON  90.     The  sound  of  ?  a* 

3  in/m. 

ADJ. 

prince 

•ehri$m 

filch 

trill 

fringe 

brisk 

quince 

pri$m 

flinch 

trick 

hinge 

fifth 

cliff 

sprig 

shrink 

click 

twinge 

milch 

filth 

bliss 

think 

prick 

pinch 

shrill 

frith 

squib 

mince 

stick 

print 

sixth 

thrift 

thill 

rinse 

bilge 

squint 

stiff 

grist 

swill 

frizz 

bridge 

stint 

swift 

midst 

thing 

sniff     N 

ditch 

twist 

strict 

midge 

springe 

twill 

hitch 

strip 

thick 

ridge 

swinge 

wince 

pitch 

whiff 

NOUNS. 

scrip 

*  sieve 

split      >> 

stitch 

ADJ.  and  V. 

brick 

script 

*  gwilt 

build    % 

switch 

crisp 

chick 

skiff 

guild 

built     * 

twitch 

ADJ.  and  N. 

crick 

skill 

v  nymph 

NOUNS  and  V. 

drift 

whist 

brink 

quill 

^  sylph 

blink 

shift 

ADJ.,  N.,  and  V. 

flint 

smith 

VERBS. 

chink 

fling 

frisk 

splint 

width 

bring 

clink 

sling 

crimp 

chintz 

witch 

cling 

drink 

Spring  ADJ.,  N.,  and  AD. 

vglimpse 

Nwithe 

cringe 

wink 

sting 

quick 

plinth 

wrist 

singe 

drill 

swing 

ADV. 

shrimp 

Vnichc 

didst 

thrill 

stilt 

since 

EXERCISE  61. 


NOUNB. 

NOUNS. 

c  as  so  ci  a'tion  of  merchants 

{brightness  was  ob  scured' 

|  so  ci'e  ty     of  the  learn'ed 

lus'tre           "    tar'nished 

x  com'  pa  ny       of  act'ors 

brill'  ian  cy  "   di  min'ished 

1  pdrt'ner  ship  in  bu$'i  ness 

j  wrdi'i  tect          plans 

1  com  mu'ni  ty  of  monks 

1  build  'er             e  rects' 

(  ap'a  thy           "  feeling 

(  of  fin'  i  ty      of  lan"gua  ges 

\  in  differ  ence  to  dan'ger 

1  relationship"  fam'i  lies 

[insensibility"  dis  grace' 

j  dis  tress'  for  the  pre$'ent 

{sor'row             is  soothed' 

(  anx  i'e  ty  "      fut'ure 

grief                   sub  sides' 

j  wealth      of  the  coun'try 

affliction       is  al  layed' 

(  op'u  lence    "     cit'i  zens 

,  son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious ;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  5h  as  sh,  the. 

D 


WILLSON'S  LARGER  SFELLER. 


LESSON  9i.     The  sound  of  o  as  in  note. 

ADJ. 

stroke 

bourn 

v  loaf  he 

stone 

court 

droll 

horde 

clove 

moult 

stole 

mould 

whole 

knoll 

*  source 

mourn 

stroll 

throu; 

prone 

scroll 

v  gourd 

NOUNS  and  V. 

bloat 

PART. 

fho$e 

porch 

VEKBS. 

*  course 

float 

borne 

hoarse 

pro$e 

choke 

drove 

board 

shorn 

coarse 

shore 

spoke 

stove 

boast 

blown 

NOUNS. 

sloth 

quote 

clo$e 

coast 

flown 

>  brogue 

*  su;ord 

smote 

force 

roast 

grown 

x  rogue 

throne 

wrote 

scold 

cloak 

known 

vogue 

vg/iOSt 

grope 

score 

Croak       ADJ.  and  N. 

drone 

\  clothes 

cho$e 

probe 

broach 

gross 

grove 

coach 

clothe 

slope 

groan  ADJ 

.,N.,andV. 

globe 

roach 

quoth 

smoke 

hoard 

shoal 

scope 

throat 

strove 

snore 

toast 

CONJ. 

shote 

growth 

troll 

sport 

floor 

though 

EXERCISE  62, 


NJUNS. 

(  con  fed' er  ate  in  the 
|  ac  com'plice  in 
j  ad  hef$ion  of  the 
(  ad  he'rence  to  the 

ftime  of 

hour  of  the 

pe'ri  od  of 

date  of  the 

we  draw 
u  paint 
"  form  j 

"  carve 
"  com  plete'   the  r 
"  rest  from! 

11  sub  mit'  to  1 
a  res  pite'  from  [ 


plot 

guilt 

par'ti  cles 

par'ty 

life 

day 

youth 

e  vent' 

like' ness 

picture 

imfage 

effi  W 
work 

la'bor 
drudg'er  y 
toil 


we  per  form'  our 

"  discharge'  an 

"  preach       the 

"  a  dopt' 

:i  main  tain'  " 
the  gift 

"  art 
his  mode 
we  im  po$e' 

"  in  flict' 

a  hap'py 

"  tal'ent 

treat'ed   with 

ex  po$ed'   to 

weap  ply'      the 

"  ef  feet'         a 


of 


for 


NOUNS. 

du'ty 

ob  liga'tion 
( doc' trine 

<  dog f mas 
( ten'ets 

i  el'o  quence 

<  orra  to  ry 
(el  o  cu'tion 
(fine 

\  pen'al  ty 
(  re  tortf 
\  rep  ar  tee1 

in  dig'ni  ty 

in' suits 

rem'e  dy 

cure 


KEY. — u,  o,  long,  a,  e,  short,  etc.,  fiir,  fare,  fall,  fast,  wh:it,  thOre,  hJr,  pivy,  bird, 


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75 


LESSON  92. 

The  sound  of  o  as  in  not. 

and  of  a 

as  in  what 

ADJ. 

frost* 

SCOnCe    NOUNS  and  V.  froth* 

VERBS. 

strong* 

dross* 

*  chaps 

block 

gloss* 

solve 

Nouns. 

floss* 

squab 

crock 

scoff* 

quash 

^  blonde 

fosse 

*  squad 

flock 

*  knock 

ADJ.  and  V. 

blotch 

copse 

*  squash 

shock 

notch 

prompt 

clock 

moth$* 

swash 

stock 

throb 

ADJ.,  N.,  and  V. 

frock 

prong* 

wand 

dodge 

throng* 

cross* 

cloth*  ^ 

thong* 

*  yacAt 

lodge 

*swamp 

wrong* 

troth* 

tongs* 

bronze 

watch 

x  squat 

LESSON  93.     The  sound  of  o  as  in  move,  long  00,  and  u  as  in 
rude.     The  same  sound  in  all. 


ADJ. 

who$e 
>  crude 

NOUNS. 

booth 
sooth 
tooth 
1  truth 
youth 

broom 
gloom 
groom 
spoon 
goose 
noose 
proof 
sloop 
spool 

stool 
croup 
route 

truce 
^  fruit 

ADJ.  and  V. 

loose 
%  smooth 

NOUNS  and  V. 

move 
groove 
bloom 
swoon 
brood 
noo$e 
roost 
school 

scoop 
stoop 
swoop 
whoop 
shoot 
group 
v  prune 
brui$e 
troop 

bruit 
''v  crui$e 

VEBDS. 

prove 
xchoo$e 
droop 
soothe 

ADV.  and  PBEP. 

^through 

EXERCISE  63. 


NOUNS. 

we  pur  sue'  our  /  course 
u  run  a  J  race 

"  make      the  (pas' sage 
u  make         a  (  de  po$fit 
"  I  pledge 
(  se  cu'ri  ty 
(  in  struc'twn 
-s  in  for  ma'tion 
(  knoivl'edge 


"  offer 
"  give 
"  re  ceive' 
"  ob  tain' 
"  ac  quire' 

*  By  some  this  is  considered  the  medium  sound  of  o — longer  than  in  not,  but  not  so 
long  as  in  nought,  nor  yet  wholly  equivalent  to  the  a  in  all. 

pique,  son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  e  as  z,  ch  as  sb,  the. 


we  seize       with 
he  de  vours'  " 
"  runs          " 
we  de  fendx    by 
"  jus'ti  fy  by  a 
"  convict'  u 
"  con  troV  by 
"  persuade'" 
"  gain          an 


NOUNS. 

!a  vid'i  ty 
greed' i  ness 
ea'ger  ness 
( ar'gu  ment 
•<  reason 
(proof 

{au  tlwr'i  ty 
in' flu  ence 
as  cend'en  cy 


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LESSON  94. 

The  sound  of  u 

as  in  but, 

and  of  o  as  in  love. 

The  same  sound  in  both. 

ADJ. 

x  drudge 

blood 

stunt 

chuck 

truck 

drunk 

dunce  > 

{  slough 

shove 

clutch 

trump 

plump 

lung$ 

chough 

doe$ 

grunt 

truss 

gruff 

hunks 

(chuff) 

NOUNS  and  V. 

mulct 

V  sponge 

>     rough 

mumps 

VERBS. 

blush 

pluck 

flood 

f     tough 

plush 

budge 

brush 

plunge 

touch 

NOUNS. 

pulse 

clung 

crush 

scrub 

ADJ.  and  V. 

bunch 

shrub 

flung 

crust 

scull 

blunt 

chunk 

skull 

slung 

thrust 

shrug 

ADJ.  and  N. 

skunk 

thrush 

strung 

trust 

skulk 

bluff 

spunk 

thumb 

swung 

v  grudge 

snuff 

young 

clump 

trunk 

\wrung 

judge 

Stuff     ADJ.,  N.,  and  V. 

stump 

glove 

shrunk 

hunch 

strut 

front 

crutch 

month 

struck 

punch 

thrum 

flush 

truck 

^  tongwe 

stuck 

crumfr 

thump 

plumb 

The  sound  of  u  as  in  mute. 
fluke       flute       flume      glume       plume      spume 

The  sound  of  u  as  in  bull,  and  of  o  as  in  wolf. 
brook    crook    shook    stood    could    would    should 


EXERCISE  64. 

•  •  —            '                  

NOUNS. 

j  room 

for  a  num'ber 

of  per'sons 

(  space 

be  tweenr 

the  ob'jects 

(fic'tion 

serves 

for  a  mu^e'ment 

(false'  hood 

aims 

at  de  cep'tion 

j  eour'age 

to  meet 

dan'ger 

[for'ti  tude 

"  en  dure' 

pain 

the  j  peace 

of  Chris'tian 

na'tions 

"  |  gui'et 

"  private 

life 

11    imlm 

which  pre  cedes7 

a  storm 

"   K  still'  ness 

of  a  sum'mer 

evening 

"    (  Iran  quil'li 

ty      of  puVlic 

af  fairs' 

KEY.  —  a,  e,  long,  tt, 

6,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall, 

fast,  what,  thert5,  her,  prey,  bird, 

WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


V7 


LESSON  95.     The  sound  of  e  as  in  her,  of  i  as  in  bird,  of  6  as 
in  word,  and  of  u  as  in  bur.    The  same  sound  in  all. 


ADJ. 

birth 

myrrh 

NOUNS  and  V. 

whirl 

ADJ.  and  N. 

terse 

mirth 

VEKBS. 

nerve    * 

scourge 

stern 

first 

girth 

merge 

verge 

burst 

birch 

NOUNS. 

dirge 

serve 

perch 

churn 

third 

clerk 

quirk 

swerve 

search 

curse 

ADJ.  and  V. 

serge 

world 

heard 

chirp 

curve 

burnt 

verse 

church 

learn 

flirt 

lurch 

ADJ.  and  ADV. 

dearth 

churl 

yearn 

skirt 

nurse 

worse 

%  earth 

furze 

x  squirm 

smirk 

purge 

ADJ.,  N.,  and  V. 

hearse 

purse 

durst 

thirst 

spurt 

worst 

pearl 

scurf 

spurn 

twirl 

surge 

worth 

NOUNS. 

as  a  (  cloak 
"    •<  mask 
"    (blind 
the   ( ex  tent* 
"    -J  lim'its 
"    ( bounds 
\  up'roar 
[  tu'mult 
a  bet' tor 
.  ac  ces'so  ry 
our  j  ca  pa!ci  ty 
"    |  a  bil'i  ty 
the    \  failures 


his 

a 

the 


EXERCISE  65, 

to  con  ceal' 
"  hide 
"  de  ceive7 
of  hu'man 
"  hu7man 
"  just 

"  op  poking 
"  con  tending 
en  ^our'a  ges  the 

as  sistsx  in  its 

for  ac  quir'ing 

in  man'ag  ing 

of  a  cel'e  bra  ted 


the 


(  mis  car'ria  ges    of  mil'i  ta  ry 

{pen  e  tra'tion      to  dis  cov'er 
a  cute' ness  "  per  ceive' 

sa  gold  ty  "  dis  tin'guish 

a    I  work  of  great 

the  •<  pro  duc'tion    of  an  em'i  nent 
( performance  of  our  daily 


the 

u 


•eAar'ac  ter 

vil'lain  y 

peo'ple 

de  prav'i  ty 

knowl'edge 

re  $ent/ment 

voices 

pas'sions 

crime 

ex  e  cu'tion 

knowledge 

bu$xi  ness 

writer 

enxter  pri  ses 

jealous  ies 

ap  proach' 

differ  ence 

mag'ni  tude 

au'thor 

du'ties 


pique,  son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vf'cious ;  «  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


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DIPHTHONGAL  SOUNDS. 

LESSON  96.     The  sound  of  ou  as  in  tliou,  and  of  ow  as  in  now 
— the  same  sound  in  both.     The  sound  of  01  as  in  toil. 


ADJ. 

mouse 

joist 

drown 

lounge 

mount 

proud 

mouth 

noi$e 

brow$e 

cloud 

souse 

stout 

ounce 

quoin 

drow$e 

shroud 

crown 

moist 

pouch 

quoit 

foist 

couch 

frown 

NOUNS. 

snout 

VEBBS. 

hoist 

slouch 

crowd 

bough 

spou$e 

bounce 

NOUNS  and  V. 

flounce 

growl 

slough 

trout 

pounce 

bound 

frounce 

scowl 

/  drought 

clown 

douse 

ground 

flout 

broil 

flour 

choice 

found 

hound 

scout 

spoil 

fount 

voice 

rou$e 

pound 

shout 

joint 

grouse 

groin 

scour 

sound 

spout 

point 

mound 

quoin 

vouch 

wound 

sprout 

poi$e 

NOUNS. 


EXERCISE  66. 


of  our  guilt'y 
of  the  par  tic'u  lar 
"     splen'did 
of  a  trai'tor  ous 
u    pub'lic 

(  oc'cupan  cy  of  the  build'ing 
1  oc  cupa'tion    u     -eoiin'try 


a    (  ret'  TO  sped 
»  <  re  view' 
«    (  sur'vey 
the  i  in'  fa  my 
"  \  ig'no  mm  y 


conduct 
cir'cum  stan  ces 
ed'i  f  ice 
pro  ceed'ing 
punish  ment 
by  the  merchant 
by  force 


(  or'der  in  the  man'age  ment  of  a  school 

\  meth'od  in  keeping           his  ac  counts7 

(  rules  for  the  guid'ance 

the  j  mo'tions  of  the  heav'en  ly 

u    ( mbve'ments  "     wheels 

an  (  ofmen  of  cer'tain 

a   <  prog  nos'tic  of  a  com'ing 

1 1    ( pres'age  of  fut'ure 

(joy  is  de  pict'ed 

•<  glad' ness  "  en  joyed' 

(  mirth  "  dis  played' 


of  our  con'duct 

bod'ies 
of  a  watch 
sue  cess' 
tem'pest 
great'ness 
on  the  coun'ten  ance 
in  se'cret 
"  laugh'ter 


KBY.  —  a,  e,  long,  a,  e,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird, 


WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 

VII.  WORDS  OF  THREE  SYLLABLES. 

LESSON  97.     The  sound  of  a  as  in  ape 
ADJECTIVES.         ad  ja'cent          *  out  ra'geous 
a'que  ous          com  pla  cent      ere  a  tive 


ca  ri  ous 
va  ri  ous 
dan  ger  ous 
trai  tor  ous 
ca  pa  ble 
bail  a  ble 
pay  a  ble 
pla  ca  ble 
rat  a  ble 
sal  a  ble 
vfa  vor  ite 
ra  di  ant 
va  por  y 


au  da  cious 
^  ca  pa  cious 
fal  la  cious 
fu  ga  cious 
\  lo  qua  cious 
men  da  cious 
ra  pa  cious 
sa  ga  cious 
te  na  cious 
vi  va  cious 
^  vo  ra  cious 
vcon  ta  gious 
\  coiir  a  geous 


e  va  sive 
per  sua  sive 
im  pa  tient 
in  sa  tiate 
mo  $a  ic 
pro  $a  ic 
tin  a  ble 
un  sta  ble 
un  wa  ry 
un  aid  ed 
un  fad  ing 
un  fail  ing 
un  faith  ful 


a  wak'en 
V  e  rna  ciate 
ex  pa  tiate 
in  gra  tiate 
en  a  ble 
en  dan  ger 
ap  per  tain' 
as  cer  tain' 
en  ter  tain' 

ADVERBS. 

banexful  ly 
grace  ful  ly 
grate  ful  ly 
play  fal  ly 


EXERCISE  67. 

NOUNS. 

the  j  hyp'o  crite  coun'ter  feits 

«  \  dis  sem'bler  con  ceals' 

«   (  con  tin'u  ance  of  the  prac'tice 
"  •<  con  tin  u  a'tion  "     sto'ry 
u   (  du  r  a'tion  of  mor'tal 

j  dic'tion  a  ry        is  a  reg'is  ter 
[  en  cy  do  pe'di  a   "  com 'pen  d 
the  (  com  plex'i  ty   of  the  sub'ject 
"  \  com  pli  ca'tion      of  diffi  cul  ties 
«   (  in'tri  ca  cy      of  the  pro  ceedrings 
j  as  sur'ance         of  a  bless'ed 
|  con'fi  deuce        in  a  per'son's 
the  (farm'er  man'a  ges 

"    (  husband  man          tills 

(  ha'tred  is  op  po$ed' 

(  en' mi  ty  is  the  op'po  site 


good'ness 
his  -eAar'ac  ter 

of  bleed'ing 

"  A  lad'din 
ex  ist'ence 

"  words 

"  knowledge 
puz'zles 
con  founds' 
be  wil'ders 
im  mor  tal'i  ty 
in  teg'ri  ty 

a  farm 
the  soil 

to  love 

of  friendship 


pique,  son,  do,  waif,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious ;  «  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  ah,  the. 


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LESSON  98. 
NOUNS. 

a'gen  cy 
f  la  gran  cy 
fra  gran  cy 
va  gran  cy 
va  can  cy 
bak  er  y 
brav  er  y 
dra  per  y 
knav  er  y 
slav  er  y 
pa  pa  cy 
pa  geant  ry 
la  i  ty 
a  re  a 
ma  ni  a 


The  sound 
a'the  i$m 
a  the  ist 
fa  tal  i$m 
pa  gan  i$m 
a  pri  cot 
fa  tal  ist 
cham  ber  lain 
ca  ter  er 
ma  ni  ac 
pa  tri  ot 
ra  di  ance 
ra  di  us 
va  ri  ance 
aid  de  campa 
main  ten  ance 
bay  o  net 


of  a  as  in  ape,  continued, 

a  base  ment  be  hav'ior 

a  bate  ment  e  qua  tor 

de  base  ment  ca  na  ry 

de  face  ment  com  pla  cence 

e  rase  ment  ces  sa  tion 

en  gage  ment  ere  a  tion 


ab  ra  sionb 
e  ra  sionb 
e  va  sionb 
in  va  sionb 
oc  ca  sionb 
per  sua  sion 
per  va  sionb 
ar€/i  an  gel 
ar  ma  da 
bra  va  do 


col  la  tion 
die  ta  tion 
do  na  tion 
for  ma  tion 
frus  tra  tion 
b    gra  da  tion 
in  f  la  tion 
lo  ca  tion 
em  bra  sure0 
e  ra  surec 


NOUNS. 

a    j  dis  like' 
"    (re pug' nance 
C  a  larrn' 

ter'ror 
-{fear 
fright 

I  con  ster  na'tion 
the  Cnov'el 
11   \  ro  mance' 
1  fa'Ues 
I  tales 

the  j  at  trac'tions 
"    (  at  lure'ments 


EXERCISE  68. 


measures 
no  to  ri'e  ty 

the  feelings 

"   un  der  standing 

"  blood 


to  hast'y 
"  public 
a  rou$'es 
af  fects' 
chills 

be  wil'ders  "   senses 

be  numbs'  u   fac'ul  ties 

a  wa'kens  "   at  tension 

engages  "   affec'tions 

are  writ'ten  for  in  struVtion 

"   de  signed7  "   a  mu$e'ment 
of  per'son  al          beau'ty 
u  fashion  a  ble     so  cixe  ty 

j  con  tent' ment  is  the  absence  of  dis  gust' 
\  sat  is  faction       is  po$l  tive  plea$'ure 

a  did'de  kong.  b  zhun.  c  zhur. 

KEY. —  a,  o,  long,  a,  o,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bjri 


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LESSON 

NOTTNS. 

mi  gra'tion 
mu  ta  tion 
nar  ra  tion 
ne  ga  tion 
no  ta  tion 
o  ra  tion 
o  va  tion 
plan  ta  tion 
pri  va  tion 
pro  ba  tion 
pul  sa  tion 
ro  ta  tion 
re  la  tion 
sal  va  tion 
sen  sa  tion 


99.     The  sound 
stag  na'tion 
tax  a  tion 
trans  la  tion 
va  ca  tion 
vo  ca  tion 
vex  a  tion 
vi  bra  tion 
po  ma  turn 
po  ta  to 
tor  na  do 
vi  ra  go 
vol  ca  no 
spec  ta  tor 
sur  vey  or 
con  vey  er 
ap  prai$  er 


of  a  as  in  ope,  continued. 


ac  quaint7ance 
con  vey  ance 
ar  raign  ment 
at  tain  ment 
as  sail  ant 
com  plain  ant 
at  tain  der 
re  main  der 

PARTICIPLES. 

ca/per  ing 
ca  ter  ing 
la  bel  ing 
pa  per  ing 
mis  nam'ing 
in  flam  ing 
pro  claim  ing 


de  claiming 
de  tain  ing 
re  tain  ing 
or  dain  ing 
in  vad  ing 
e  vad  ing 
un  lad  ing 
in  flat  ing 
ex  chang  ing 
con  vey  ing 
sur  vey  ing 
o  bey  ing 
be  tray  ing 
as  sail  ing 
be  wail  ing 
pre  vail  ing 


the  dead 
"   lifeless 
a    close 
"   diligent 

the  no'ble 
"    awk'ward 
we  re  ceive7 
"    obtain7 

he    gained7 
"    ob  tained7 

we   no'ticed 


EXERCISE  69. 
NOUNS. 

j  bod'y  of  the  horse 

( corpse  "     rr  der 

j  ap  pli  ca'tion      to  stud'y 
\  at  ten' tion 


(  air 
\  man' 

an  j  a 
"    (« 

<  ac'cess 
the  ( ap  proacli' 


manners 

ac  ces'sion 

in  crease' 

ad  mit'tance  to  the  sen'ate 


"  bu$'i  ness 
of  a  gen 'tie  man 
"   rus'tic 
of  prop7er  ty 
"  warges 


em  per  or 
of  the  en'e  my 


our  j  in  a  W!i  ty         to  per  form7     the  task 
"    \disa 


-  Ul'i  ty       for  sitting 

{dis  crim  in  a' tion   dis  cov'ers 
di$  cern'ment          di$  cerns' 
pen  e  tra'tion          de  tects7 


as  ju  ror 
dif  7fer  en  ces 
eAar'ac  ters 
falsehoods 


pique,  son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  fu^i  an"ger,  vir/cious;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 

D2 


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LESSON  100.     The  sound  of  a  as  in 


ADJECTIVES. 

ab'so  lute 
ab  sti  nent 
flat  u  lent 
ac  cu  rate 
act  u  al 
ca$  u  al 
grad  u  al 
graph  ic  al 
lae/i  ry  mal 
lac  te  al 
clas  sic  al 
prac  ti  cal 
af  fa  ble 
ar  a  ble 
fal  li  ble 
pal  pa  ble 
tan  gi  ble 
tract  a  ble 


ad'e  quate 
al  i  quot 
al  ka  line 
a  qui  line 
mar  i  time 
mas  cu  line 
sae  -eAa  rine 
an  nu  lar 
ar  a  bic 
ar  ro  gant 
gar  ru  lous 
ga$  e  ous 
lac/i  ry  mose 
man  i  fold 
san  a  tive 
scan  da  lous 
tab  u  lar 
a  quat'ic 
bal  sam'ic 


bom  bast'ic 
bo  tan  ic 
ce  phal  ic 
•eJiro  mat  ic 
di  dac  tic 
dog  mat  ic 
dra  mat  ic 
ec  stat  ic 
e  las  tic 
•  em  phat  ic 
er  rat  ic 
prag  mat  ic 
fan  tas  tic 
gal  van  ic 
gi  gan  tic 
gym  nas  tic 
i  tal  ic 
me  tal  lie 
mo  nas  tic 


at. 

or  gan'ic 
pe  dant  ic 
jpneu  mat  ic 
r/ieu  mat  ic 
ro  man  tic 
sar  cas  tic 
sa  tan  ic 
s-eAo  las  tic 
ty  ran  nic 
vol  can  ic 
at  tract  ive 
con  tract  lie 
ex  pan  sive 
f  i  nan  cial 
in  act  ive 
sub  stan  tial 
un  hap  py 
un  thank  ful 
di$  as  trous 


we  cal'cu  late  the 

t£  sur  vive'      " 

a  gen'er  al 

11  com'mon 

a  nat'u  ral 

"  de  ci'ded 

"  strict 

"  close 

the  sev'er  al 

"  nu'mer  ous 

\ve  ob  $erve'    the 

"  fol'low         " 

"  read  of  a 


EXERCISE  70. 
NOUNS. 

j  chan'ces 
\  ac'ci  dents 
(  ac  cept'ance 
(  ac  cept  a'tion 
j  a  vir'sion 
\  an  tip' a  thy 
(  ob  $erv'ance 
( ob  $er  va'tion 
( parts 
(pie'ces 
( sue  ces'sion 
<  or'der 
( se'ries 


of  es  cape' 
"  fort'une 
of  the  of  xfer 
"     phra$e 
to  to  bac'co 
"  ser'pents 
of  the  du'ties 
"     heav'ens 
of  a  coun'try 
of  land 
"  e  vents' 
u  his'to  ry 
"  kings 


r a,  e,  long,  a,  e,  short,  etc.,  fiir,  fare,  fall,  fiift,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird, 


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LESSON  101. 
NOUNS. 

ab'sti  nence 
af  flu  ence 
ac  ci  dent 
al  i  ment 
ban  ish  ment 
bat  tie  ment 
chas  ti$e  ment 
nar  ra  tive 
ad  jec  tive 
tarn  a  rind 
aph  o  ri$m 
cat  e  €/a$m 
gal  van  i$m 
mag  net  i$m 
as  ter  isk 
av  a  rice 


The  sound  of 
daf  fo  dil 
al  ka  li 
ap  pe  tite 
man  u  script 
-e/zam  o  mile 
frat  ri  cide 
mat  ri  cide 
pan  to  mime 
par  a  site 
sat  el  lite 
val  en  tine 
agony 
al  ^he  my 
am  i  ty 
am  nes  ty 
an  are/i,  y 
an  ces  try 


a  as  in  at,  continued. 


ap'a  thy 
bal  co  ny 
bat  ter  y 
cran  ber  ry 
fac  ul  ty 
fal  la  cy 
fam  i  ly 
flat  ter  y 
gal  ax  y 
gal  lant  ry 
gal  ler  y 
gran  a  ry 
grav  i  ty 
lax  i  ty 
ma  j;?s  ty 
mal  a  dy 
cal  um  ny 


caVal  ry 
can  o  py 
cal  va  ry 
cav  i  ty 
char  i  ty 
chas  ti  ty 
quack  er  y 
rar  i  ty 
ra$p  ber  ry 
rAap  so  dy 
sane  ti  ty 
san  i  ty 
tap  es  try 
trag  e  dy 
van  i  ty 
ad  a  mant 
al  co  ran 


he 

" 


the 


he 


differ  ent          ( 
va'ri  ous 
man'y  ( 

as  sumes'  the  ( 
ap  pears'  in  the  ) 
hon'est  y  is  a  j 
re  li'gion  "  ( 
sol'emn  j 

dis'tant  ( 

ex  hib'it  ed  a  ( 
gath'ered  the  •< 
squan'dered  u  ( 
pe  cul'iar  i 

no'ble 
ad'mi  ra  ble       ( 


EXERCISE  71 

NOUNS. 

kinds 

spe'cies 

sorts 

gu1$e 

hab'it 

rule 

guide 

tones 

sounds 

rem'nant 

re  main'der 

re$'i  due 

gift 

en  dow'ment 
talent 


of  el'o  quence 
"  hon'ey  suck  le 
"  grain 

of  a  peasant 
"   cler'gy  man 
of  con 'duct 
to  hap'pi  ness 
of  the  or'gan 

of  a  trumxpet 
of  the  cloth 

"     bar' vest 

"     prop'er  ty 
of  or'a  to  ry 
"  reason 
for  mim'ick  ry 


.  son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious ;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON  102. 


NOUNS. 

al'co  hol 
al  ge  bra 
al  pha  bet 
al  ti  tude 
am  ber  gri's 
am  bus  cade 
am  pli  tude 
am  u  let 
an  ces  tor 
an  -e/ior  age 
an  eho  ret 
an  i  mal 
an  o  dyne 


The  sound 
an'te  lope 
an  ti  dote 
an  ti  pode 
an  ti  type 
ap  er  ture 
ap  ti  tude 
grat  i  tude 
lat  i  tude 
las  si  tude 
mag  ni  tude 
ap  o  gee 
a  que  duct 
at  mos  phere 
av  e  nue 


of  a  as  in  at,  continued. 


bach'e  lor 
bal  us  ter 
bar  ri  er 
bar  ris  ter 
can  is  ter 
•eAar  ac  ter 
lav  en  der 
pas  sen  ger 
bal  us  trade 
cav  al  cade 
can  di  date 
mag  is  trate 
pat  ron  age 
plat  i  num 


par'a  ble 
par  a  dox 
par  a  gon 
par  a  graph 
par  al  lax 
par  a  di#m 
par  a  mour 
par  a  pet 
par  a  sol 
par  a  chute 
par  ox  y$m 
cab  i  net 
cas  ta  net 
cal  a  bash 


we  ob  tain' 

it    af  fords' 

a    just 

"    poor 

an  un  con  diction  al 

con  diction  al 
the  vast 
that  ma  jes'tic 
a    loft'y 
I    took 
"    caught 
"    cast 

lux'u  ry 
a    syc'o  phant 
we  for'feit 

they  u  $urp' 

he  en  ter  tains' 


EXERCISE  72. 
NOUNS. 

a  { re  dress' 
re  lief 
ret  ri  bu'tion 
re  qui'tal 
( prom'ise 
\  en  gage'ment 
ifab'ric 
I  ed'ifice 
( struct 'ure 
a  (  look 
"  •<  glimpse 
"  (glance 
is  the  (  bane 
"      (pest 
the  j  priv'i  le  ges 
u    \pre  rog'a  lives 
(feelings 


ex  pe'ri  en  ces     a  \  sen  sa'tion 


of  griev'an  ces 
in  sick'ness 
for  his  mis  deeds' 
"     suffer  ings 
of  pay'ment 
to  vi$'it 

of  the  u'ni  verse 
the  Par'the  non 
was  reared' 
at  the  pi  ct 'tires 
of  the  ob'ject 
at  the  st  ran 'ger 
of  so  ci'e  ty 
"  com  mu'ni  ty 
"  cit'i  zen  ship 
of  the  crown 
of  re  venge' 
'"  gid'di  ness 


KEY. —a,  e,  Zon.gr,  5,  u,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bjrd, 


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LESSON  103. 

The  sound  of  a  as  in  at,  continued. 

NOUNS.  ' 

mack'er  el      ex  trac'tion 

gri  mal'kin 

cal'i  co 

mad  ri  gal      in  ac  tion 

ho  $an  na 

cal  o  mel 

man  u  al        in  frac  tion 

me  eAan  ic 

can  die  stick 

mar  i  gold      pro  trac  tion 

mu  lat  to 

can  ni  bal 

mar  i  ner        re  frac  tion 

pi  az  za 

can  ti  cle 

mas  to  don     sub  trac  tion 

pi  las  ter 

car  a  van 

max  i  mum    trans  ac  tion 

to  bac  co 

car  a  way 

sac  ra  ment    as  sas  sin 

se  ra#l  io 

car  ri  on 

sac  ri  f  icea     at  tach  ment 

VERBS. 

cast  a  way 

sac  ri  lege       de  tach  ment 

sac'  ri  ficea 

ca$  u  ist 

sas  sa  fras       en  act  ment 

pat  ron  ize 

cat  a  ract 

vag  a  bond     en  camp  ment 

sat  ir  ize 

cham  pi  on 

ab  strac'tion  bat  tal  ion 

scan  dal  ize 

char  i  ot 

at  trac  tion     com  pan  ion 

tan  ta  lize 

clar  i  on 

de  trac  tion    com  pas  sion 

tran  quil  ize 

hanctf  ker  chzef 

dis  trac  tion    ex  pan  sion 

en  fran'chi$e 

EXERCISE  73. 

NOUNS. 

a  wrong 

(  con  clu'sion        from  the  facts 

«  -P*IGO 

J  wo/fa?  pr*rp                       u 

or»  v\ociY>'or»  r»ocs 

(  de  due' tion 
a  r  mean 'ing 
the  J  im'port 
"  1  sig  nifi  ca'tion 


"  fair 
we  at  tach7 

"  gath'er 

"  learn 

"  comprehend'"    (.sense 
the  dove  is  the  j  em'blem 

"  olive  "      (sym'bol 

we  yield  an  j  as  sent' 

11  re  fu$e'  our  \  con  sent'. 

knowledge     is  a  f  com  pan' ion 
the  pi  an'o  is  an  •/  ac  com'pan  i  ment  to  the  voice 

mo  ral'i  ty      is  a  (  con  com' it  ant  to  re  li'gion 

a  The  noun  is  often  pronounced  sac'ri  fice,  the  verb,  always,  sac'rijlze. 
pique,  son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  fnll,  an"ger,  vi^cious;  «  as' k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


"      state'ments 
to  the  eAar'ac  ters 
of  the  term 
"     words 
"     author 
of  meek'ness 
u  peace 

to  the  prin'ci  pie 
"     pro  po'$al 
in  ad  ver'si  ty 


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LESSON  104.     The  sound 


VERBS. 

ab'di  cate 
ab  ro  gate 
ag  gra  vate 
ag  i  tate 
am  pu  tate 
an  i  mate 
ar  ro  gate 
cal  cu  late 
cas  ti  gate 
fab  ri  cate 
fas  ci  nate 
grad  u  ate 
grav  i  tate 
la  cer  ate 
ma  cer  ate 
ma-eA  i  nate 


ag  grand  ize 
ag  o  nize 
gal  van  ize 
mag  net  ize 
an  a lyze 
cat  e  -eAi$e 
am  pli  fy 
clar  i  fy 
grat  i  fy 
pa  ci  fy 
ram  i  fy 
rar  e  fy 
rat  i  fy 
sane  ti  fy 
scar  i  fy 
man  u  mit 


of  a  as  in  at,  continued. 

naV  i  gate 
pal  li  ate 
pal  pi  tate 
sal  i  vate 
va  cil  late 
a  ban'don 
dis  par  age 
em  bar  rass 
es  tab  lish 
ex  am  ine 
im  ag  ine 
im  pan  el 
in  bab  it 
me  an  der 

NOUNS  and  V. 

ad  vo  cate 
as  pi  rate 


av  er  age 
gar  ri  son 
man  a  cle 
par  a  phra$e 
par  o  dy 
ap  par'el 
en  am  el 

ADJ.  and  NOUNS. 

af  flu  ent 
an  nu  al 
bae  €/*a  nal 
cath  o  lie 
lax  a  tive 
par  al  lei 

NOUN,  V.,  and  ADJ. 

ag'gre  gate 
man  i  fest 


EXERCISE  74. 

of  twen'ty 
in  in  del'i  ble 

de  ter'mines 

fix'es 

dictates 


it  is  com  po$ed' 
"    writ'ten 
u'$age 
sci'ence 
sen'ti  ment 
the  de  bir  i  ta  ted  sol'dier 
"    suffer  er    from  pleu'ri  sy 
he  main  tains'      a  pru'dent 
"    in  tends' 
the  sol'dier 
"    vic'tor 
"   hawk 


"  men'tal 

de  mands' 

claims 

seiz'es 

gains     a  ( live'li  hood  by  the  sweat      of  his  brow 
makes  "  •<  liv'ing  by  sell 'ing  paint'ings 

scant'y     (  sub  sist'ence       is  ob  tained'  by  beg'ging 

KEY a,  6,  long,  a,  5,  short,  fete.,  fiir,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  thi're,  hor,  proy,  bird, 


NOUNS. 

j  letters 

( diar'ac  ters 

[  words 

<  terms 

( ex  pres'sions 
in'va  lid 
pa'tient 

j  re  $ervef 

( re$  er  va'tion 
his  ( boo'ty 
the  •<  spoils 
his  (prey 


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LESSON  105.     The 

sound  of  a  as  in  far. 

ADJECTIVES. 

ar'gu  ment 

hard'i  hood 

co  part'ner 

bar'ba  rous 

arm  -a  ment 

char  la  tan 

en  large  ment 

mar  vel  ous 

par  ha  ment 

car  ni  val 

mus  tach  e$ 

mar  gin  al 

ar  ti  cle 

gi^ard  i  an 

VERBS. 

charge  a  ble 

bar  na  cle 

har  le  quin 

ar'bi  trate 

ant  arc'tic 

par  ti  cle 

har  mo  ny 

har'mo  nize 

in  car'nate 

arm  a  ture 

harp  si  €/iord 

NOUNS  and  V. 

NOUNS. 

arm  is  tice 

lar  ce  ny 

bar'be  cue 

ar'bi  ter 

ar  ti  f  ice 

mar  tin  gal 

em  baVgo 

car  pen  ter 

ar  ti  choke 

mar  tyr  dom 

ADJ.  and  NOUNS. 

bar  bin  ger 

ar  ni  ca 

par  son  age 

car'di  nal 

arch  er  y 

ar  go  sy 

par  ti  $an 

ca  thar'tic 

ar  te  ry 

art  i  $an 

phar  ma  cy 

ADVEEBS. 

bar  ber  ry 

ar  que  buse 

mar  ch^on  ess 

art'ful  ly 

arm  o  ry 

ar  sen  ic 

mar  ma  lade 

art'less  ly 

areA  e  type 

bar  bi  can 

a  part'ment 

harmless  ly 

arcA  i  tect 

bar  ba  ri$m 

com  part  ment 

charmving  ly 

ar-eA  i  trave 

car  ti  lage 

de  part  ment 

par'tial  ly 

EXERCISE  75. 

NOUNS. 

we  ac  knowledge  the  j  re  ceipt'  of  the  mon'ey 

"   arrange'     for  the  (  re  cep'tion  "     com'pa  ny 

(  ar'bi  ter  de  cides'          in  matters     of  lit  i  ga7tion 

( um'pire         is  chosen  "  mat'ters 

(o  pin' ions    are  formed  on  subjects 

( sen'ti  ments  "   en  ter  tainedr  in  mat'ters 

af  fords'      a  j  main' ten  ance  to  crowds 

ad'e  quate      (support'          in  time 

bees  col  lect;          a  j  store 

merchant        buys  "  ( stock 

vi7o  lent          pas'sions 

con  flict'ing    prin'ci  pies 


col  li$xion     of  in'ter  ests 
op  poking       o  pin'ions 


u  congest 
"  speculation 
"  practice 
"  beg'gars 
"  sick'ness 
"  hon'ey 
"  goods 

en  gen'der  r  strife 
cause          J  dis 'cords 
pro  duxces  1  con  ten' lions 
oc  ca'sion    [  dis  sen'sions 


pique,  son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"gw,  vir/cious ;  «  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  Sh  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON  106.     The  sound  of  a  as  in  all,  and 

of  o  as  in  for. 

The  same  sound  in  both. 

ADJECTIVES. 

NOFNS. 

form'al  ist 

im  por'tance 

talk'a  tive 

al'der  man 

form  u  la 

dis  or  der 

daugh  ter  ly 

al  ma  nac 

for  ti  tude 

in  dors  er 

nau  ti  cal 

fals  i  ty 

or  €/z,es  tra 

re  cord  er 

aud  i  ble 

wa  ter  fall 

or  di  nance 

re  form  er 

laud  a  ble 

aud  i  ence 

or  gan  i$m 

de  fault  er 

plau  $i  ble 

aud  it  or 

or  phan  age 

ma  raud  er 

fraud  u  lent 

au  gu  ry 

por  ce  lain 

hy  draul  ics 

cor  pu  lent 

aus  pi  ce$ 

por  cu  pine 

tar  pau  lin 

fort  u  nate 

au  to  crat 

por  phy  ry 

VERBS. 

north  er  ly 

gaud  i  ness 

por  rin  ger 

fals'i  fy 

or  tho  dox 

nau  ti  lus 

scor  pi  on 

for  ti  fy 

tort  u  ous 

naught  i  ness 

sor  cer  er 

au  thor  ize 

in  cau'tious 

fraud  u  lence 

a  bor'tion 

gor  mand  ize 

e  nor  mous 

pau  ci  ty 

ab  sorp  tion 

ADVERBS. 

un  law  ful 

pau  per  i$m 

ab  sorb  ent 

fault  i  ly 

ac  cord  ant 

cor  mo  rant 

as  sort  ment 

gaud  i  ly 

con  cord  ant 

cor  po  ral 

in  dorse  ment 

aud  i  bly 

im  port  ant 

cor  pu  lence 

ac  cord  ance 

naught  i  ly 

im  mor  tal 

for  feit  tire 

con  cord  ance 

nau  seous  ly 

EXERCISE  76. 

III.  VERBS,  AS  SYNONYMS. 

VBRBS. 

VERBS. 

we    (  pare 

ap'ples 

we  j  es  trange' 

our  selves' 

"     (peel 

or'an  ges 

"   |  al'ien  ate 

oth'ers 

u     (  u$e 

prop'er  ty 

"    (ex  acii 

o  be'di  ence 

"     (  em  ploy' 

la'bor  ers 

"    (ex  tort' 

a  con  fes'sion 

"     (  haz'ard 

an  o  pin  'ion 

"   j  ex  on'er  ate  an  oth'er 

u     (  risk 

a  bat'tle 

".  (  ex  cul'pate    our  selves' 

"     (  shut 

the  door 

"   j  defend'  our  per'sons 

"    1.  clo$e 

"   eye'lids 

"    (pro  tect' 

"  prop'er  ty 

u     j  cov'er 

"   head 

"   j  com'bat    the  ar'gu  ments 

"     (hide 

"  face 

"    (op  po$e' 

"   measures 

KEY. —a,  6,  long,  S,  e,  short,  etc.,  fur,  fAre,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird, 


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LESSON  107. 

d  as  in  fare.                               d  as  in  fast. 

ADJECTIVES.                 PARTICIPLES. 

ADJECTIVES.          pass'o  V6r 

ap  par'ent        com  paring 

mas'ter  ly       past  ur  age 

trans  par  ent  pre  par  ing 

pass  a  ble       slan  der  er 

NOUNS.         de  clar  ing 

pas  tor  al        ad  vance'ment 

par'ent  age      de  spair  ing 

slan  der  ous    ad  van  tage 

scar  ci  ty  •       im  pair  ing 

NOUNS.         en  chant  er 

un  fair'ness     re  pair  ing 

cast  a  way      en  chant  ment 

re  pair  er         for  bear  ing 

chan  eel  lor    mo  las  ses 

pre  par  er       for  swear  ing 

chan  ce  ry          ADVERBS. 

for  bear  ance    .  ADVERB. 

mas  ter  piece  pass'a  bly 

for  swear  er     un  fair  ly 

mas  ter  y        pass  ing  ly 

EXERCISE  77. 

VERBS.                                                                 VERBS. 

we  j  bind         the  bun'dle 

we  j  com  mit'       of  fen  'ses 

"    I  tie              "  knot 

u    (per'pe  irate   crimes 

"   j  rdi$e          "  price 

"  j  com  po$e'  our  thoughts 

"    (height'en    "  val'ue 

"    (set'tle         "  disputes' 

li    (  col'  or       our  cheeks 

"    (en  large'     ?.  buildring 

"   •<  dye            "  clothes 

"  •<  in  crease'  our  cap'i  tal 

"    (  stain          "  hands 

"    (  ex  tend'   the  bound'a  ries 

"    (spend         "  strength 

"    (effect'       "  ob'ject 

"  I  ex  haust'   "  re  sources 

"   Ipro  duce'  "  re  $ult' 

"    (  drain       the  land 

'  '    (  per  form'  ovp  du'ty 

"    (  en  roll'      "  names 

he  (  keeps        his  word 

"  •<  reg'is  ter    "  votes 

"   lob  $ervesf  the  rule 

"    (re  cord'     "  doc'u  ments 

we  (fulfill'       a  prom'ise 

"    (reach         "  ob'ject 

"    (  confute'  the  ar'gu  ment 

"   •<  stretch       "  rope 

u  •<  refute'      "  carum  ny 

"    (ex  tend'  our  arms 

"    (disproveni  as  ser'tion 

"   j  claim        "  prop'er  ty 

"  j  gath'er         ap'ples 

11    (de  mand'  "  rights 

"   (col  led'         coins 

it   j  affords        re  lief 

"    (  tol'er  ate       a  bu'ses 

"    (pro  du'ces     mis'chief 

"    (  suffer          an  noy'ance 

pique,  son,  d6,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vTcious ;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON  108.     The  sound  of  e  as  in  mete. 


ADJECTIVES. 

de'vi  ous 
pre  vi  ous 
se  ri  ous 
le  ni  ent 
ve  he  ment 
me  di  al 
e  qua  ble 
eat  a  ble 
peace  a  ble 
fea  $i  ble 
a  ce'tous 
e  gre  gious 
fa  ce  tious 
eo  e  qual 
co  e  val 
i  de  al 


il  le'gal 
pri  me  val 
un  e  qual 
un  re  al 
ad  her  ent 
co  her  ent 
in  her  ent 
in  de  cent 
ad  he  sive 
co  he  sive 
un  e  ven 
un  ea  $y 
un  mean  ing 
in  com  plete' 
in  dis  creet 
in  sin  cere 
un  fore  seen 


NOUNS. 

de'cen  cy 
fre  quen  cy 
re  gen  cy 
se  ere  cy 
de  i  ty 
e  go  ti$m 
e  go  tist 
e  qui  nox 
me  di  um 
me  te  or 
pe  ri  od 
ste  ve  dore 
the  o  ry 
ve  he  mence 
ve  hi  cle 
ad  her'ence 


co  her'ence 
ad  he  $ion 
co  he  $ion 
a  re  na 
•eM  me  ra 
hy  e  na 
i  de  a 

be  he  moth 
ca  the  dral 
com  pie  tion 
de  pie  tion 
se  ere  tion 
ly  ce  um 
mu  $e  um 
mag  ne  si  a 
pro  ced  ure 
sub  pee  na 


EXERCISE 
VERBS. 

it   j  al  lays'  thirst 

"    (soothes  pain 

"    j  appea$'es  our  hun"ger 
u    1  mit'i  gates  the  se  ver'i  ty 
"   j  alle'viates  "  suffer  ing 
"    (re  lieves'     "  dis  tress' 
we  I  as  sert'      our  in'no  cence 
"   •<  maintain'  "  po  $i'tion 
u    (vin'dicate  li  rights 
"    C dispute'   the  va  lid'i  ty 
"  J  dis  cuss'     "  pro  pri'e  ty 
"  1  dr'gue        "  ques'tion 
u    {.debate'       in  pub'lic 
we  j  fin'ish      the  bu$'i  ness 
co7^  cZwc?(g'  our  re  marks' 


78. 

VERBS. 

j  defame' 
( slan'der 
( prove 
( ver'i  fy 
C  de  plore' 
\  be  wail' 
j  be  moan' 
L  la  ment' 
confer' 
be  stow' 
(  ex  hib'it 
( dis  play' 
I  as  sist' 
•<  sue' cor 
( re  lieve' 


his  rep  u  ta'tion 
• "  €/iar'ac  ter 
the  as  ser'tion 

"  pre  dic'tion 

"  ru'in 

"  loss 

"  fate 

"  mis  fort'uno 
a  fa'vbr 

re  wards7 
our  pow'ers 

"   fi'ner  y 
the  help'less 

"  dis  tressed' 

"  need'y 


KEY. —a,  G,  long,  a,  5,  8/wrf,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fust,  what,  there,  U6r,  proy,  bird, 


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LESSON  109. 

The  sound  of 

e  as  in  mete,  continued. 

NOUNS. 

ref  u  gee' 

cav  a  her' 

dom  i  neer' 

tor  pe'do 

rep  ar  tee 

chan  de  her 

en  fee'ble 

vice  ge  rent 

buc  ca  neer 

chev  a  her 

in  veggie 

ap  pear  ance 

gaz  et  teer 

fi  nan  c^er 

NOUNS  and  V. 

ar  rear  age 

mu  let  eer 

gren  a  d2*er 

en  gin  eer' 

be  reave  ment 

mu  ti  neer 

un  be  Kef 

pi  o  neer 

con  ceal  ment 

o  ver  seer 

VERBS. 

vol  un  teer 

en  dear  ment 

pri  va  teer 

e'qual  ize 

fric  as  see 

de  mean  or 

o  beYsance 

the  o  rize 

ADVERBS. 

en  treat  y 

mus  qui'to 

de  i  fy 

e'qua  bly 

a  gree  ment 

cap  u  chin' 

con  tra  vene' 

fre  quent  ly 

ab  sent  ee' 

bom  ba  zine 

in  ter  vene 

re  cent  ly 

dev  o  tee 

mag  a  zine 

su  per  vene 

ADJ.  and  N. 

leg  a  tee 

man  da  rin 

in  ter  cede 

me'ni  al 

nom  i  nee 

quar  an  tine 

su  per  sede 

ple'be  ian 

pat  ent  ee 

tarn  bour  ine 

in  ter  fere 

VERB  and  ADJ. 

ref  er  ee 

brig  a  d^er 

per  se  vere 

me'di  ate 

EXERCISE  79. 


VERBS.                                                              VERB«. 

(  build            hou$'es 

j  con  tra  diet'  the  state'ment 

•<  e  rect'           mon'u  ments 

|  de  ny'           "  ac  cu  $a'tion 

(  con  struct'    ma  chines7 

j  a  mass'             trea$'ures 

i  ac  cost'      a  stran'ger 

(  ac  cu'mu  late    sor'rows 

-\  sa  lute'   our  friends 

(  es'ti  mate     the  val'ue 

(  ad  dress'  the  com'pa  ny 

•<  es  teem'         "  min'is  ter 

(grant       "  re  quest' 

(  appreciate  his  worth 

K  al  low'     li  in  dul'gence 

(  spend          our  time 

(  be  stow'        re  lief 

•<  waste            "  strength 

(form         a  cir'cle 

(  squan'der      "  prop'er  ty 

•<  com  po$e'     mu'sic 

(  dis  re  gard'  the  warn  'ing 

(  con'sti  tute  laws 

<  neg  lectf         "  rem'e  dies 

(  re  late'    the  par  tic'u  lars 

(  slight             "  offers 

•<  re  count'  u  ex  ploits' 

j  sec'ond          "  mo'tion 

(  describe'  our  feel'ings 

(  sup  port'       "  par'ty 

pique,  son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious ;  «  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON  no.     The  sound  of  e  as  in  met. 

ADJECTIVES. 

cred'u  lous 

des'ti  tute 

ec  cen'tric 

•e/iem'ic  al 

dec  o  rous 

re$  o  lute 

ec  lee  tic 

cler  ic  al 

em  u  lous 

el  e  gant 

e  lee  trie 

de  ci  mal 

gen  er  ous 

pet  u  lant 

en  dem  ic 

fed  er  al 

pen  du  lous 

el  o  quent 

mag  net  ic 

med  i  cal 

per  il  ous 

em  i  nent 

ma  jes  tic 

sev  er  al 

plen  te  ous 

ev  i  dent 

pa  thet  ic 

spher  i  cal 

quer  u  lous 

ex  eel  lent 

po  lem  ic 

te-eA  ni  cal 

sed  u  lous 

neg  li  gent 

pro  phet  ic 

tern  po  ral 

def  i  nite 

pes  ti  lent 

ap  pend  ant 

cred  i  ble 

ex  qui  $ite 

prev  a  lent 

ex  pect  ant 

ed  i-ble 

gen  u  ine 

rev  er  ent 

in  ces  sant 

flex  i  ble 

fern  i  nine 

rev  er  end 

^  re  pent  ant 

leg  i  ble 

pleth  o  ric 

reg  u  lar 

mo  ment  ous 

sen  si  ble 

del  i  cate 

an  gel'ic 

por  tent  ous 

ter  ri  ble 

des  per  ate 

ath  let  ic 

stu  pen  dous 

ten  a  ble 

tern  per  ate 

au  then  tic 

tre  men  dous 

EXERCISE  80. 


VEBBS. 

treasure  up  gifts 


money 


'{ 

( hoard 

(  re  deem'  our  e/iar'ac  ter 
( ran'som  the  cap'tive 
j  reform!    "  manners 
(  re  claim'  "  err'ing 
( want  br'na  ments 

•\  need  as  sist'ance 

( lack  dis  cre'tion 

( break        in  pie'ces 
•\  ^ear  "  shreds 

( re?^cZ       our  gar'ments 
( check       the  speed 
•<  curb        our  pas'sions 
(  con  troV    "  ap'pe  tites 


VEEBS. 

(  disjoint'      the  limbs 
(  c?w  mem'ber  "  bodry 

!^>er  cewer       u  colors 
^  cmir        "  motives 
distinguish  il  objects 
Scon  ceal1        "  facts 
cKs  sem'ble  our  feel'ings 


dis  gul$er 
j  re  $erve' 
\  re  tains' 
i  trem'ble 
[  shud'der 

leave 

quit 


"  sen'ti  ments 

"  an's^er 
her  beauty 
with  fear 
"    hor'ror 
the  place 

"  house 


re  lin'quish  "  po  $i/rtion 


KEY.  —  a,  e,  long,  a,  5,  sJwrt,  etc.,  fiir,  fare,  fall,  fust,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird, 


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LESSON  in.     The  sound  of  e  as  in  met,  continued. 

ADJECTIVES. 

pro  spect'ive 

un  welcome 

pro  ject'ile 

ag  gres'sive 

pro  tect  ive 

un  health  y 

NOUNS. 

at  ten  tive 

re  spect  ive 

un  stead  y 

beg'gar  y 

col  lect  ive 

de  pend  ent 

un  plea$  ant 

brev  i  ty 

cor  rect  ive 

in  clem  ent 

un  fWend  ly 

cen  tu  ry 

de  cep  tive 

pu  tres  cent 

in  cor  rect' 

ehem  ist  ry 

di  gress  ive 

qui  es  cent 

in  di  rect' 

clem  en  cy 

e  lect  ive 

re  splend  ent 

treach'er  ous 

dens  i  ty 

ex  cess  ive 

trans  cend  ent 

ADJ.  and  NOUNS. 

dent  is  try 

ex  pen  sive 

clan  des  tine 

as  cend'ant 

dep  u  ty 

ex  ten  sive 

in  tes  tine 

at  tend  ant 

des  ti  ny 

in  cen  tive 

de  crep  it 

in  tes  tate 

eb  o  ny 

in  cep  tive 

un  bend  ing 

co$  met  ic 

ec  sta  sy 

ob  ject  ive 

un  err  ing 

do  mes  tic 

ef  f  i  gy 

of  fen  sive 

pa  rent  al 

re  pel  lent 

el  e  gy 

op  press  ive 

po  ten  tial 

con  nect  ive 

em  bas  sy 

pos  sess  ive 

re  spect  ful 

pre  vent  ive 

em  e  ry 

EXERCISE  81. 


VERBS. 

{re  ducef     our  ex  pen'ses 
diminish  "  rev'e  nues 
lessen        the  chan'ces 
( re  strain'  our  ap'pe  tites 
•<  re  press'      "  an"ger 
( sup  press'  the  re  bell 'ion 

{change       our  gar'ments  . 
al'ters        his  con 'duct 
vafries        "  man'ners 
r  in  ter'pret  the  signs 
lex  plain'    u  sen'tence 
[expound'  "•  Script'ures 

{cure  "  di$  ea$e' 

heal  "  wounds 

rem'e  dy    "  mis'chief 


VERBS. 

l  re  ceivef        a  pro  pox$al 
(  ac  cept'         "  prop  o  $ir/tion 
(  sti'fle         our  re  $entxment 
I  sup  press'    "  in  dig  na'tion 
( smottier     the  flames 

I  a  mu$ef       li  children 
di  vert'    their  at  tension 
en  ter  tain'  the  com'pa  ny 
(  con  vince'    by  arrgu  ments 
(per  suade'   "  ap  peals' 
( per  se  vere'  in  bu$ri  ness 
(per  sist'  in  our  foFly 
[  gain  a  vicrto  ry 


Job  tain' 
pro  cure' 


•  rec  om  pense 
:  sit  u  a'tion 


pique,  son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious ;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON  112.     The  sound  of  e  as  in  met,  continued. 


NOUNS. 

ben'e  f  ice 
ben  e  fit 
cher  u  bim 
dent  i  frlce 
des  pot  i$m 
ex  or  ci$m 
em  pha  sis 
gen  e  sis 
hem  i  stieh 
her  e  tic 
her  o ine 
her  o  i$m 
meeA  an  i$m 
med  i  cine 
meth  od  ist 
pep  per  mint 


pre'ci  pice 
prej  u  dice 
re  qui  $ite 
rhet  o  ric 
ser  a  phim 
skep  ti  ci$m 
en  er  gy 
en  mi  ty 
en  ti  ty 
e  qui  ty 
fel  o  ny 
hep  tar  €/iy 
her  aid  ry 
her  e  sy 
leg  a  cy 
len  i  ty 
lep  ro  sy  * 


leth'ar  gy 
lev  i  ty 
mel  o  dy 
mem  o  ry 
ped  ant  ry 
pen  al  ty 
pen  den  cy 
pen  u  ry 
prel  a  cy 
tend  en  cy 
ver  i  ty 
bed  cham  ber 
bev  er  age 
e  qui  page 
her  it  age 
dem  o  crat 
el  e  gance 


el'e  phant 
em  e  raid 
em  i  grant 
ep  i  gram 
ep  i  taph 
fes  ti  val 
gen  tie  man 
men  di  cant 
ped  es  tal 
pel  i  can 
pet  u  lance 
sen  e  schal 
tern  per  ance 
en  ter  pri$e 
reg  i  cide 
dec  a  gon 
lex  i  con 


EXERCISE  82. 


"  ( 

u 
a 

they 
we 

a 


" 

"  ( 

"      ( 


VERBS. 

offer     an  o  pin'ion 
ten'der  our  re  gards' 
pro  po$e'   measures 
hit        the  mark 
strike       a  blow 
beat      the  horse 
es  cape'      de  tec'tion 
e  vade'  the  ques'tion 
e  lude'       ob  ser  va'tion 
har'bortfiQ  thieves 
shel'ter  "  unfort'unate 
lodge      "  travel  ers 
rai$e          ob  jec'tions 
ex  alt'  our  i  de'as 
el'e  vate  "  minds 


VERBS. 


{adjust'       our  gar'ments 
ar  range'    the  furrni  ture 
dis  po$ef  of  our  prop'er  ty 


(  re  peat' 
\  re  cite' 
re  cov'er 
re  trievef 
( re  emit' 
( re  pair' 
(  in  vent' 


the  words 
"  ver'ses 
our  prop;er  ty 
u  fort'unes 
"  strength 
the  mis'chief 
a  sto'ry 

sick'ness 
( es  tab'lish        or'der 
\inrstitute         laws 
j  ex  am! ine  the  marks 
(  ex  plore'      "  forests 


.  —  n,  e,  long,  a,  5,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fjill,  fast,  what,  there,  hor,  nr>y,  bird, 


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LESSON  113.     The  sound  of  e  as  in  met,  continued. 

NOUNS. 

det'ri  ment       spe'ci  men 

pen  du'lum 

dec'a  logue 

el  e  ment          ten  der  ness 

pen  sion  er 

dem  a  gogue 

mer  ri  ment     em  bry  o 

pen  ta  tdie/i 

ep  i  logue 

ped  i  ment       ep  i  sode 

pen  te  cost 

ped  a  gogue 

sed  i  ment        hel  le  bore 

per  i  gee 

def  er  ence 

sen  ti  ment      tel  e  scope 

pleth  o  ra 

el  o  quence 

set  tie  ment     em  per  or 

plen  i  tude 

em  i  nence 

teg  u  ment       ep  i  cure 

rec  ti  tude 

ex  eel  lence 

ten  e  ment       met  a  phor 

rev  e  nue 

neg  li  gence 

test  a  ment       re$  er  voir 

re$  i  due 

pen  i  tence 

ep  i  thet           ten  der  loin 

ves  ti  bule 

pes  ti  lence 

mes  sen  ger     sen  a  tor 

ren  e  gade 

pref  er  ence 

pres  by  ter       skel  e  ton 

rev  er  ie 

prev  a  lence 

den  i  zen          ev  er  green 

sep  ul  -eAer 

re$  i  dence 

reg  i  men         ex  pie  tive 

spec  ta  cle 

ex  i  gence 

reg  i  ment        hec  a  tomb 

ven  tri  cle 

rec  om  pense 

ret  ro  spect      hem  i  sphere 

yes  ter  day 

EXERCISE  83. 

VERBS. 

VERBS. 

we  j  re  $istr 

the  au  thor'i  ty 

{in  quire' 

the  reason 

"    j  thwart 

"  wish'es 

ques'tion 

"  pro  pri'e  ty 

11    (re  fu$e' 

"  re  quest' 

in  ter'ro  gate  "  pri$'on  er 

"    (  de  dine' 

"  in  vi  ta'tion 

{doubt 

u  sue  cess' 

"    (  dis  miss' 

"  of'fi'cer 

ques'tion 

"  ve  ra'ci  ty 

u   •<  dis  charge'  "  ser'vants 

dis  pute' 

"  jus'tice 

"    (  dis  card' 

our  ad  mi'rers 

!man'i  fest 

our  wish'es 

11    \re  veal' 

the  se'crets 

de  dare' 

"  sen'ti  ments 

"   1  dis  do$ef 

"  de  signs' 

dis  do$e' 

"  de  signs' 

"    \pull 

"  rope 

(  ex  press' 

"  con  tempt' 

"   \drag 

"  bod'y 

\  de  dare' 

"  con  vic'tion 

"    j  draw 

"  cart 

j  set'  tie 

the  af  fairs' 

"    (pluck 

"  feath'ers 

(  de  ter'mine 

"  dis'tance 

"    jeratf' 

ed'i  fi  ces 

{con  fide    in 

his  in  teg'ri  ty 

"    (/ownd 

col'le  ges 

trust          to 

his  a  biTi  ty 

p;que,  s6n,  dii,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious;  €  as  k,  f>  as  j,  .*  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON  114.     The  sound 
NOUN*.  ac  cession 

ac  cgpt'ance  ag  gres  sion 
at  tend  ance  com  pres  sion 
re  pent  ance  con  ces  sion 
re  $em  blance  con  fes  sion 
de  pend  ence  de  clen  sion 
ex  cres  cence  de  pres  sion 
qui  es  cence  di  gres  sion 
quin  tes  sence  di  men  sion 
re  splen  dence  ex  pres  sion 
a  mend  ment  im  pres  sion 
as  sess  ment  ex  ten  sion 
con  tent  ment  op  pres  sion 
in  vest  ment  pos  ses  sion 
pre  $ent  ment  pro  fes  sion 
re  fresh  ment  pro  gres  sion 


of  e  as  in  met}  continued. 

sue  ceYsion       cor  rec'tion 
sup  pres  sion     de  fee  tion 
sus  pen  sion      de  jec  tion 
trans  gres  sion  de  tec  tion 
ap  pel  lant         e  lee  tion 
de  fend  ant 
ap  pend  age 
as  sem  blage 
di  lem  ma 


pru  nel  la     * 
at  ten  tion 
col  lee  tion 
con  cep  tion 
con  nee  tion 
con  ten  tion 
con  ven  tion 


e  jec  tion 
in  fee  tion 
in  flee  tion 
in  spec  tion 
in  ten  tion 
ob  jec  tion 
pre  ven  tion 
pro  jec  tion 
pro  tec  tion 
re  cep  tion 
re  demp  tion 


EXERCISE  84. 
VERBS. 

we  j  seek 
^   \  search 

"  j/w? 
»    (lim'it 
"    ( dis  cov'er 
he  <  es  pies' 
u    ( des  cries' 
it   (  suits 
«  \fits 

a  dapt' 

reform! 
"  -j  better 
"   (  improve' 
"    (a  mend' 
u   •<  cor  red' 
u    ( rec'tify 

KBY.  —  a,  6,  long,  a,  8,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fjill,  fftst,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird, 


we 

a 


VERBS. 

the  hor'ses 

j  reject'       the  of  xfer 

"  coun'try 

(  re  pel'         "  in  sin  u  a;tion 

"  lim'its 

(  sig'nify    our  in  ten  'tion 

"  time 

1  tes'tify       ll  ap  pro  ba'tion 

"  mo'tives 

(ex  cites'      "  an/rger 

an  object 

I  pro  voices'  "  re  $entrment 

a  horse'man 

(  a  wa'hens  li  at  ten'tion 

our  tastes 

{mock          his  words 

the  per/son 

de  ride'       "  pre  ten'sions 

our  language 

rid'i  cule    "  ap  pear'ance 

11  lives 

{gov'ern     our  pas'sions 

"  condition 

reg'u  late    "  af  fec'tions 

"  minds 

rule           the  mi  nor'i  ty 

"  con'duct 

(share           "  sufferings 

the  er'rors 

-<  di  vide'       "  profits 

mis  takes7 

(  dis  trib'ute  "  gifts 

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LESSON  115.     The  sound 

of  e  as  in  met,  continued. 

NOUNS. 

mo  ment'um 

VERBS. 

cir  cum  vent' 

re  flection 

re  plev  in 

com  pen  'sate 

rep  re  $ent 

re  jec  tion 

sus  pend  er 

con  cen  trate 

in  ter  sect 

se  lee  tion 

com  plex  ion 

con  dens  ate 

rec  ol  lect 

ap  pend  ix 

re  bell  ion 

con  tern  plate 

in  ter  cept 

as  bes  tus 

u  ten  sil 

en  gen  der 

rec  om  mend 

as  sem  bly 

clean'li  ness 

re  mem  ber 

rep  re  hend 

bis  sex  tile 

jeal  ous  y 

se  ques  ter 

cel'e  brate 

de  bent  ure 

pea$  ant  ry 

sur  ren  der 

de'ci  mate 

de  mer  it 

plea$  ant  ry 

as  sem  ble 

dec  o  rate 

dis  tern  per 

treach  er  y 

de  vel  op 

ded  i  cate 

e  met  ic 

trea$  ur  y 

en  vel  op 

dep  re  cate 

ex  cheq  uer 

jeop  ard  y 

em  bel  lish 

dep  re  date 

in  dent  ure 

sub  tra  hend 

em  bez  zle 

der  o  gate 

in  vec  tive 

sat  in  et 

en  ven  om 

des  ig  nate 

me  theg  lin 

non  pa  reiT 

in  her  it 

dev  as  tate 

VERBS. 

(  ac  com! pa  ny  our  e'quals 
I  at  tend'  "  su  pe'ri  ors 

(  es  cort'          the  pri$'on  ers 
(  list' en  to  rea'$on 

\  hedrk'en    to  the  coun'sels 
j  strug 'gle      with  ad  ver'si  ty 
to  o  ver  come' 


at  per  fec'tion 

after  glo'ry 

our  de  part'ure 


I  strive 

aim 

as  pire 
j  hast' en 
(  ac  cel'er  ate    "   prog'ress 
j  pro  mote'      the  in'ter  ests 
(for'ward        "   pur'pose 
(fear  dan'ger 

•<  dread  death 

(  ap  pre  hend'      e'vil 


EXERCISE  85. 

VERBS. 

{ad  duce'  as  an  ar'gu  ment 
as  sign'    as  a  rea'$on 
ad  vance'  an  o  pin'ion 
( affix'      our  sig'na  ture 
\  subjoin'    the  ex  pla  na'tion 
(  an  nex'      "  ter'ri  tory 
(oVviate     "  difficulty 


•j 
<  pre  elude'    i  pos  si  bil'i  ty 

(pre  vent'     "  rep  e  ti'tion 
j  affects'     our  in'ter  ests 
{ con  cerns'  "  pleasures 
(  a  gree'        in  prin'ci  pie 
( co  in  cide'  "  sen'ti  ment 

{take          our  mon'ey 
ac  cept1     the  offer 
re  ceive'     an  appoinf'meiit 


son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  fyll,  an"ger,  vi"Cfous ;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  £h  as  sh,  the. 

E 


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LESSON 

us.     The  sound 

of  e  as  in  met, 

continued. 

VERBS. 

spec'u  late 

NOUNS  and  V. 

re$'i  dent 

el'e  vate 

veg  e  tate 

del'e  gate 

gen  er  al 

em  a  nate 

ven  er  ate, 

es  ti  mate 

rel  a  tive 

em  i  grate 

ven  ti  late 

ex  er  cl$e 

vet  er  an 

em  u  late 

em  pha  size 

reg  is  ter 

ADJ.  and  V. 

ex  ca  vate 

tern  po  rize 

rem  e  dy 

des  o  late 

ex  e  crate 

ex  pe  dite 

rep  ri  mand 

ret  ro  grade 

ex  pi  ate 

rec  on  cile 

rev  er  ence 

sep  a  rate 

ex  tri  cate 

ed  i  fy 

tel  e  graph 

ADJ.,  N.,  and  V. 

hes  i  tate 

pet  ri  fy 

ad  vent'ure 

neg  a  tive 

leg  is  late 

rec  ti  fy 

ap  pren  tice 

rep  ro  bate 

med  i  cate 

ter  ri  fy 

con  ject  ure 

ADVEEBS. 

med  i  tate 

test  i  fy 

en  deav  or 

in  tense'ly 

pen  e  trate 

ex  e  cute 

ADJ.  and  NOUNS. 

to  gekh'er 

reg  u  late 

re  plen'ish 

es  cu  lent 

al  read  y 

ren  o  vate 

re  plevry 

pen  i  tent 

plea$'ant  ly 

EXERCISE  86. 


VERBS. 

( a  dorri    with  jew'els 
<  dec'o  rate  "   gar 'lands 
(  em  bel'lish  "   or'na  ments 

{as  siime,'  the  ap  pear'ance 
affect'        "  man'ners 
pre  tend' to  the  at  tain'ments 
j  give       of  our  prop'er  ty 
( spare        "     a  bun'dance 
j  ex'pe  dite  the  bu$xi  ness 
1  hur'ry         li  pro  ceed'ings 
J  en  courtage  "  un  der  taking 
(  ad  vance'   "  cause 
j  irfvi  tales  our  feel 'ings 
[pro  voices'  "  an"ger 
j  clasp          "  children 
\  em  brace'  the  op  por  tu'ni  ty 


VERBS. 

j  al  lows'     us  to  pro  ceed' 
(per  mils'      "    de  part' 
j  affirm'       the  truth 
|  as  sev'er  ale  our  con  vic'tions 
j  ac  com'plish  the  ob'j  ect 
(  a  chieve'        "  en'ter  pri$e 
"  pur  'pose 
"  project 
"  culxprit 
"  officers 
j  ac  cu$e'  him  of  mur'der 
\  charge  him  with  dis  hon'est  y 
j  ac  quire'  knowledge 

(  ob  lain'  re  wards' 

j  gained         the  ad  van'tage 
(  earned  a  live'li  hood 


(  effect' 
(  ex'e  cute 
j  ar  raign' 
[impeach' 


KEY. —  a,  e,  long,  5,  t",  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fjjll,  ITist,  what,  there,  h6r,  prey,  bjrd, 


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LESSON  117.     The  sound  of  I  as  in  fine. 

ADJECTIYES. 

im  po  lite'        ri'val  ry            mi'cro  scope 

I'na  ry 

su  per  fine'      di  a  dem            night  in  gale 

ri  ma  ry 

NOUNS.              di  a  gram          ni  tro  gen 

L  Ot  OUS 

brib'er  y           di  a  lect             qui  et  ude 

iz  a  ble 

fin  er  y             di  a  log^e          si  ne  cure 

if  h  a  ble 

di  a  ry              di  a  mond         vi  a  duct 

i  o  lent 

i  ron  y              di  a  phra^m      vi  o  lence 

a  ble 

i  vo  ry              di  o  cese            vi  o  let 

li  a  ble 

library            hi'e  rarcA          sciolist 

om  pli'ant 

ni  ce  ty             i  ci  cle               sci  o  li$m 

e  ci  sive 

pi  e  ty              i  $in"glass         ad  mir'er 

e  $ir  ous 

pri  ma  cy         like  li  hood       com  pi'ler 

n  mind  ful 

pi  ra  cy            live  li  hood       de  f  i'ner 

n  qui  et 

pri  va  cy          live  li  ness        sur  vi'vor 

EXERCISE  87. 

VERBS. 

VERBS. 

(  ex  dies' 

his  tem'per 

{de  pu'ted           a'gent 

\  ag'gra  vates 

"  guilt 

con'sti  tu  ted     judge 

"  ab  jure' 

the  re  li'gion 

ap  point'  ed       sue  ces'sor 

re  cant' 

"  doc'trine 

{stop             the  wa/ter 

re  tract' 

"  prom'ise 

cease            our  efforts 

re  voice' 

"  com  mand' 

dis  con  tin'ue  "  vi$'its 

.  re  call' 

"  expression 

(  de  ride'          to  re  main' 

j  out  lives' 

his  father 

(  de  ter'mine    "  per  se  vere' 

(  sur  vlves1 

the  di$  as'ter 

j  ex  eel'           in  learn'ing 

{in  vade' 

"  terrri  to  ry 

(  trans  cend'  the  lim'its 

infringe' 

"  rights 

{de  cry'          "  mea$'ures 

(  ter'min  ate 

"  dis  cushion 

de  pre'ciate    "  efforts 

}  com  plete' 

"  dis  course' 

dis  par'  age   "  writ'ings 

(fin'ish 

u  ar'gu  ment 

(  coriquer        "  country 

j  de  vi$er 

arrgu  ments 

<  van'quish     "  en'e  my 

(  in  vent' 

a  ma  chine' 

(  sub  due'      our  pas'sions 

j  lend 

the  bow 

j  o  ver  come'    "  pre'ju  di  ces 

{  turn 

"  wheel             [  sur  mount'  the  dif  f  i  cul  ty 

pique,  son,  do,  wolf,  rade,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious;  «  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON  118. 

The  sound  of  I 

as  in  fine. 

continued. 

NOUNS. 

af  f  I'ance 

re  ci'tal 

VERBS. 

ac  quire'ment 

al  li  ance 

re  qui  tal 

vl'o  late 

con  fine  ment 

com  pli  ance 

sa  li  va 

de  ci'pher 

en  tice  ment 

con  niv  ance 

dis  ci  pie 

en  li  ven 

ex  cite  ment 

con  triv  ance 

de  cri  al 

en  light  en 

in  cite  ment 

de  f  i  ance 

sur  pri  $al 

en  ti  tie 

re  fine  ment 

re  li  ance 

as  pi  rant 

en  vi  ron 

re  quire  ment 

sub  si  dence 

in  qui  ry 

ad  ver  ti$e' 

re  tire  ment 

ar  ri  val 

pro  vi  $o 

su  per  vi$e 

as  si</n  ment 

de  ni  al 

dy'nas  ty 

co  in  cide 

con  si#n  ment 

re  pri  $al 

hy'a  cinth 

o  ver  ride 

in  diet  ment 

re  vi  val 

hy'dro  gen 

sub  di  vide 

ho  ri  zon 

sur  vi  val 

a  sy'lum 

su  per  scribe 

EXERCISE  88. 


VERBS. 

r  com  pute'  the  a  mount' 
count  "  mo'ments 

-|  cal'cu  late  an  e  clipse' 
reck' on       our  profits 

I  num'ber     the  people 

{kept         from  danger 
saved  *        "    de  struc'tionv 
pre  $ervedf  "    in  f  qui  ty 
( pau$e      for  a  re  ply' 
•\  lies' i  tate      to  com  ply' 
(  de  murf  to  the  dec  la  ra'tion 
j  so  li'cit       the  fa'vor 
(en  treat'      "  pro  tec'tion 

{at  tack'       "  ves'sel 
en  coun'ter      dan'gers 
as  sailed'    by  temp  ta'tions 
( weakened    "  bleed'ing 
<  enfeebled    il  di$  ea$e' 
( e  ner'va  ted  "  lux'u  ry 


VEEBS. 

{complain'  of  the  selfish  ness 
la  ment'       our  in  a  bil'i  ty 
re  gretr         the  ab'sence 
(  con  tin'ue  in  the  hab'it 
•<  per  sistf       u    en  deav'or 
( per  se  verer    in  stud'y  ing 
( con  cert'  mea$'ures 

A  con  trive'          schemes 
( man'age  af  fairs' 

f  blame  the  con'duct 

J  up  braid'     our  friends 
J  reprove'  oth'ers 

I  re  proachf         our  selves 

{crave  a  mor'sel 

im  plore'          par'don 
sup' pli  cate  the  as  sist'ance 
( ab  horf          "  cru'el  ty      . 
•<  a  bomfi  nate  "  pro  fan'i  ty 
( loathe  a  drunk'ard 


KB??.— a,  6,  long,  5,  e,  short,  etc.,  far,  ^re,  fall,  ftst,  what,  thgre,  her,  prgy,  bjrd, 


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LESSON  119.     The  sound  of  i  as  in  fin. 
ADJECTIVES.          im'po  tent       af  f  lict'ive         re  li'gious 


bib'li  cal 

im  pu  dent 

de  scrip  tive 

sus  pi  cious 

crit  ic  al 

in  di  gent 

dis  tinct  ive 

de  f  i  cient 

mys  tic  al 

in  no  cent 

in  f  lict  ive 

ef  f  i  cient 

phy$  ic  al 

in  so  lent 

in  stinct  ive 

suf  fi  cient 

typ  ic  al 

vir  u  lent 

per  m>is  sive 

fa  mil  iar 

chiv  al  rous 

dis  so  nant 

re  strict  ive 

in  i  tial 

friv  o  lous 

ig  no  rant 

sub  mis  sive 

ju  di  cial 

hid  e  ous 

mil  i  tant 

vin  die  tive 

of  f  i  cial 

in  fa  mous 

vig  i  lant 

aus  pi  cious 

pro  vin  cial 

mis  chiev  ous 

sim  i  lar 

ca  pri  cious 

ex  pli  cit 

pit  e  ous 

in  fant  lie 

de  li  cious 

il  li  cit 

rig  or  ous 

in  f  i  nite 

ju  di  cious 

sta  tist  ic 

tim  or  ous 

prim  i  tive 

li  ti  gious 

in  trin  sic 

vig  or  ous 

rick  et  y 

ma  li  cious 

bap  ti$  mal 

vil  lain  ous 

sil  ver  y 

nu  tri  tious 

be  nig  nant 

dif  fer  ent 

slip  per  y 

of  f  i  cious 

ma  lig  nant 

dif  f  i  dent 

in  tri  cate 

per  ni  cious 

con  sist  ent 

dil  i  gent 

vi$  i  ble 

pro  di  gious 

con  tin  gent 

im  mi  nent 

triv  i  al 

punc  til  ious 

ex  ist  ent 

EXERCISE  89. 


VERBS. 

pur  sue'   the  measures 
pros' e  cute  "  un  der  taking 
con  tin'ue  "  con  ver  sa'tion 
encour'age"  peVple 
support1    "  par'ty 
sanc'tion    "  pro  ceed'ings 
al  lude'  to  the  cir'cum  stance 
sug  gest'  the  pro  pri'e  ty 
refer'  to  the  dec  la  ration 
twist         the  yarn 
wring        "  hands 
wrest         "  sword 


VERBS. 

an'i  ma  ted  with  pas'sion 


in  spired' 
de  vi'$es 
be  queaths' 
cdm'fort 
con  sole' 


1   sentiments 
his  lands 

"  name 
the  dis  tressed' 

"  af  flict'ed 
en  cour'aged  to  per  se  vere' 
em  lold'ened  "  be  gin' 
ab  sorbed'      in  stud'y 
en  grossed'  with  bu$ri  ness 
face  dan'ger 

con  front'     the  wit'ness 


pique,  s6n,  do,  wolf,  rftde,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON  120.     The  sound 

of  ?  as  in/m,  continued. 

NOUNS.            de  ci$'ion 

lo  gi'cian        tra  di'tion 

ad  di'tion         de  ri$  ion 

ma  gi  cian      trans  i  tion 

am  bi  tion       di  vi$  ion 

mu  $i  cian      tu  i  tion 

af  flic  tion       e  li$  ion 

op  ti  cian        vo  li  tion 

con  tri  tion      in  ci$  ion 

pa  tri  cian      sub  mis  sion 

con  vie  tion     pre  ci$  ion 

phy  si  cian     trans  mis  sion 

de  scrip  tion    dis  mis  sion 

ci  vil  ian        sus  pi  cion 

fru  i  tion          o  pin  ion 

com  mit  tee    ver  mil  ion 

in  flic  tion      pa  vil  ion 

e  clip  tic         big'a  my 

mo  ni  tion       pos  till  ion 

el  lip  sis  '       big  ot  ry 

mu  ni  tion       ac  quit  tal 

e  lix  ir            chiv  al  ry 

per  di  tion       ad  mit  tance 

em  pir  ic        hick  o  ry 

den  ti  tion       as  sist  ance 

e  nig  ma         im  age  ry 

con  di  tion      re  mit  tance 

f  lo  til  la         in  dus  try 

po  $i  tion        a  bridg  ment 

sy  rin  ga         in  fa  my 

pre  die  tion     com  mit  ment 

e  pis  tie          in  fan  cy 

re  li  gion         e  quip  ment 

nar  cis  sus      lit  a  ny 

ad  mis  sion     in  fringe  ment 

re  $ist  ance     lit  ur  gy 

per  mis  sion    con  sist  ence 

re  stric  tion    liv  er  y 

col  li$  ion        ex  ist  ence 

se  di  tion       mini  ic  ry 

EXERCISE  90. 

VEBBS. 

VERBS. 

cos  sem'ble  the  peo'ple 

(  bariished      by  a  de  cree' 

J  con  voces'   u  coun'cil 

•<  ex  iledf     from  his  coun'try 

1  mus'ters      "  sol'diers 

(  expelled'  from  the  college 

1  col  lect'       an  ar'my 

(  dedfi  cate        the  tem'ple 

{wea'ried  with  thinking 

•<  con'se  crate      "  bish'ops 

tired      of  our  em  ploy'ment 

(  hallow            "  Sab'bath 

ja'ded      with  bu$'i  ness 

f"  cede                our  lands 

ha  rassed'  by  com  plaints' 

J  yield                "  o  pin'ions 

r  see              the  lightening 

1  de  liv'er           "  prop'er  ty 

J  look       at  the  f  low'ers 

[.sur  ren'der      "  rights 

1  view          the  landscape 

(  o  verpow'eredby  num/bers 

Vie  hold'       "  spec'ta  cle 

(  sub  dued'         "  di$  ea$er 

KK*.  —  a,  e,  long,  a,  6,  tshort,  etc.,  fiir,  fare,  fijll,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird, 

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LESSON  121.     The  sound 


NOUNS. 

min'strel  sy 
rib  aid  ry 
vil  lain  y 
mys  ter  y 
sym  me  try 
sym  pa  thy 
sym  pho  ny 
tyr  an  ny 
dif  fer  ence 
dif  f  i  dence 
im  po  tence 
im  pu  dence 
in  di  gence 
in  do  lence 
in  fer  ence 
in  no  cence 
in  so  lence 
in  flu  ence 
im  pie  ment 


in 'ere  ment 
,in  stru  ment 
lig  a  ment 
in  f  i  del 
in  te  ger 
in  tel  lect  " 
mil  li  ner 
min  u  end 
cit  i  zen 
min  u  efc 
riv  u  let 
wil  der  ness 
dis  ci  pline 
lib  er  tine 
lie  o  rice 
hyp  o  crite 
crit  i  ci$m 
mys  ti  ci$m 
syl  lo  gi$m 
syn  -eAro  ni$m 


of  i  as  in/m,  continued. 

hm'der  ance      id'i  om 

sim  pie  ton 
vi$  it  or 
vit  ri  ol 
hip  po  drome 
in  ter  course 
in  ter  view 
mi-eA  ael  mas 
mir  a  cle 
pin  na  cle 
syl  la  ble 


ig  no  ranee 
vig  i lance 
vi$  it  ant 
in  cu  bus 
stim  u  lus 
im  pe  tus 
sil  la  bub 
in  ter  lude 
lig  a  ture 
sig  na  ture 
lin  e  age 


cyl  in  der 


pil  grim  age     vis  cer  a 
priv  i  lege        myr  i  ad 
in  ter  val 
mis  ere  ant 


vm  e  gar 


pyr  a  mid 
syn  co  pe 

syn  o  nym 


christ  en  dom  sj^n  the  sis 
cim  e  ter  syc  a  more 

cin  na  mon       syc  o  phant 


EXERCISE  91. 


VBEBS. 

j  cheer          the  de  spond'ent 
(  en  courtage  "  wa'ver  ing 
j  chide  in  an/'ger 

(reprove'      "  sor'row 
C  con  temn'  the  mal'ice 
J  de  spi$ef      "  mea$'ures 
1  scorn  "  im  pu  ta'tion 

{.dis  dam'     "  so  cixe  ty 
j  stray  from  the  path 
( swerve     "      du'ty 
j  ex'er  ci$e         pa'tience 
\prac' tice          e  con'o  my 


VERBS. 

j  re  bukef          his  boldness 
(  rep  ri  mand'  our  ser'vants 
de'vi  ate  from  the  plan 
wan' der      "       subject 
mur'mur  at  the  bur'dens 
re  pine'         ll     des'ti  ny 
poi$edr         on  a  piv'ot 
balanced     by  a  weight 
slay  in  battle 

mur'der       with  in  justice 


as  sasfsin  ate  by  sur  pri$ex 
slaughter  anxi  mals 


pi'que,  son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  5h  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON  122.     The  sound 


VERBS. 

civ'il  ize 
crit  i  ci$e 
sig  nal  ize 
stig  ma  tize 
crys  tal  lize 
tyr  an  nize 
crim  i  nate 
dis  lo  cate 
dis  si  pate 
im  mo  late 
im  pli  cate 
im  pre  cate 
in  di  cate 
in  du  rate 
in  no  vate 
in  vo  cate 


in'sti  gate 
it  er  ate 
lib  er  ate 
li  quid  ate 
lit  i  gate 
mil  i  tate 
stim  u  late 
stip  u  late 
vin  di  cate 
li  que  fy 
sig  ni  fy 
sim  pli  fy 
viv  i  fy 
mys  ti  fy 
typ  i  fy 
be  wilder 
em  bit  ter 


of  i  as  in  /m, 
e  li'cit 
ex  hib  it 
in  hib  it 
pro  hib  it 
so  li  cit 
con  f  is  cate 
con  tin  ue 
dis  tin  guish 
dis  trib  ute 
en  kin  die 
ex  tin  guish 
im  pri$  on 
in  i  tiate 
re  lin  quish 

ADJ.  and  NOUNS. 

con  tin'gent 
de  lin  quent 


continued. 

pa  cific 
spe  cif  ic 
crim  i  nal 

NOUNS  and  V. 

in'sti  tute 
in  ter  est 
min  is  ter 
rid  i  cule 
com  mis'sion 
pe  ti  tion 
pro  vi$  ion 

ADVERBS. 

skill  ful  ly 
sil  li  ly 
vi$  i  bly 
hith  er  to 
dis  tinct'ly 


EXERCISE  92. 


VERBS.                                                               VERBS. 

j  con  tend'  with  dif  ;fi  cul  ties 

j  se  duced'  by  the  ar'ti  f  i  ces 

\  strive    for  the  mas'ter  y 

i  en  ticedr     "     per  suasions 

(  named'           Ti  be'ri  us 

j  urged7        "     en  treaties 

•<  called'          a  mon'ster 

(impelled'  u     mo'tives 

(  styled'            hon'or  a  ble 

j  ar'ro  gate   the  Aon'ors 

f  mount       the  walls 

(  u  $urpf         "  rights 

J  scale           "  ram'parts 

j  in  cite'         "  in'do  lent 

1  climb          "  hills 

(  en  cour'age  "  de  spond'ing 

1  as  cendf      "  moun'tain 

(  be  reaved'     of  children 

fa  void'       "  e'vils 

\deprived     "  plea$rures 

J  shun           "  mad'man 

(  de  spoiled     "  prop'er  ty 

j  e  luder        "  vig'i  lance 

r  at  tend'   to  the  bu$ri  ness 

(.eschew'      "  tempt  a'tion 

J  mind          the  rules 

j  al  lured'by  the  ap  pear'an  ces 

1  re  gard'       "  ad  vice' 

(  tempt'  ed    "    promts  es 

[^heed             "  warn'ing 

KBY.  — a,  6,  long,  S,  5,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  th6re,  nor,  prey,  bird, 


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LESSON  123.     The  sound  of  o  as  in  old. 


ADJECTIVES. 

co'pi  ous 
glo  ri  ous 
o  di  ous 
for  ci  ble 
ford  a  ble 
co  ma  tose 
sto  ic  al 
a  tro'cious 
de  co  rous 
fe  ro  cious 
so  no  rous 
am  bro  $ial 
un  so  cial 
cor  ro  sive 
ex  plo  sive 
ig  no  ble 
un  to  ward 


NOUNS. 

co'gen  cy 
droll  er  y 
forg  er  y 
ho  $ier  y 
po  e  sy 
po  et  ry 
po  per  y 
po  ten  cy 
vo  ta  ry 


au  ro  ra 
am  bro  $ia 
a  tone  ment 
con  dole  ment 
de  port  ment 
di  vorce  ment 
e  lope  ment 
en  force  ment 
en  roll  ment 
ex  po  nent 


bro  ker  age   op  po  nent 


fo  li  age  en  croach  ment 

po  tent  ate  be  stow  ment 

fo  li  o  com  mo  tion 

o  ri  ent  cor  ro  $iona 

o  ri  ole  ex  plo  $iona 

por  ti  co  dis  clo  $urea 
chlo  ro  form  fore  clo  $urea 

un  whole  some  zo  di  ac  in  clo  $urea 

un  court  ly       a  dor'er  com  po  $urea 


de  co'rum 
de  vo  tion 
pro  mo  tion 
con  do  lence 
dis  po  $al 
pro  po  $al 

VERBS. 

glo'ri  fy 
no  ti  fy 
ap  portion 
de  com  po$e' 
in  dis  po$e 
in  ter  po$e 
in  com  mode 
dis  em  bogue 

ADVEKBS. 

for'ci  bly 
o  pen  ly 
mo  ment  ly 
more  o'ver 


VEBBS. 


j  im' plica  ted  in  the  rob'ber  y 
(  in  volved'        in  a  law'suit 
j  a  tonef      for  their  faults 
\  ex' pi  ate        their  crimes 
j  in'sti  ga  ted      by  malice 
{  stimfu  la  ted  by  our  pas'sions 


EXERCISE  93. 

VERBS. 


re  peal' 
•<  an  nuV 
( a  bol'ish 
the  sun 
"  eye 


the  laws 

"  contract 
"  custom 

j  shines 

\  glares 


(praise      the  work'man  ship 
ex  tol'      his-eAar;ac  ter 
commend'"  pru/dence 
ap  plaud'  "  her'o  i$m 
f  ap  point'    a  meeting 
j  or'der         "din'ner 
1  dic'tate         terms 
L pre  scribe'  a  med'i  cine 
the  dia'mond  (glit'ters 
fire  •<  spar'ldes 

star  ( twin'kles 


a  s  is  here  pronounced  like  zh. 


pique,  son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an/7ger,  vi"cious  ; 

E  2 


as  k,  g  aa  j,  s  as  z,  5h  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON  124.     The  sound  of  o  as  in  not. 

ADJECTIVES. 

pon'der  ous       hor'ri  ble 

de  spond'ent 

brone/^i  al 

pop  u  lous         pos  si  ble 

in  con  stant 

com  ic  al 

post  hu  mous    prob  a  ble 

car  bon  ic 

con  ju  gal 

scrof  u  lous       vol  u  ble 

€/ia  ot  ic 

doc  trin  al 

com  pe  tent       ob  sti  nate 

sele  rot  ic 

drop  si  cal 

con  fi  dent        prox  i  mate 

har  mon  ic 

log  ic  al 

con"gru  ent       joe  u  lar 

la  con  ic 

nom  i  nal 

con  se  quent      oc  u  lar 

ma  son  ic 

top  ic  al 

op  u  lent            pop  u  lar 

spa$  mod  ic 

trop  ic  al 

prom  i  nent       glob  u  lar 

sym  bol  ic 

€/iol  er  ic 

prov  i  dent        ob  so  lete 

co  los  sal 

pol  i  tic 

cog  ni  zant        op  po  $ite 

im  mor  al 

con"gru  ous 

com  plai  $ant     pol  y  glot 

im  mod  est 

dol  or  ous 

con  ver  sant      po$  i  tive 

im  prop  er 

om  i  nous 

dom  i  nant         prom  is  ing 

un  con  scions 

on  er  ous 

con  tra  ry          ab  hor'rent 

com  po$  ite 

EXERCISE  94. 

VERBS. 

VEEBS. 

the  articles 

j  came 

plun'der     was 

j  dis  cov'ered 

"    per'sons 

\  ar  rived' 

thieves        were 

\  de  tect'ed 

"    mag'pies 

(  chatter 

writ'ing        is 

(  e  rasedf 

"    children 

\  prat'  tie 

in  scrip'tion  " 

•\  effaced' 

"    time 

{ex  pires' 

let'ter            " 

(  ob  lit'er  a  ted 

"    people 

die 

words           are  j  expunged' 

our  pow'ers 

de  cay' 

obligations  " 

(  can'celed 

the  flow'ers 

(  droop 

in7ter  ests      " 

{u  ni'ted 

our  strength 

\flags 

fam'i  lies        " 

con  nect'ed 

"    bod'ies 

(  languish 

en'e  mies       " 

com  bmed" 

the   floor 

is    C  stained 

chirdren        " 

j  chas  ti$ed' 

"    dress 

"    •<  soiled 

feelings         " 

(  chas'tened 

"    sil'ver 

11    (  tar'nisJied 

waves            " 

(  stilled 

their  ac  counts7-     (  differ 

wrath            is 

\  pd'cified 

"    tem'pers 

<  va'ry 

stars 

(  dis  ap  pear' 

the  parties 

(  dis  a  greer 

me'te  ors 

\  van'ish 

KEY.  —5,  e,  Zongr,  S,  e,  short,  etc.,  fiir,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  b;rd, 


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LESSON  125.     The  sound  of  o  as  in  not,  continued. 


VERBS. 

eog'i  tate 
com  pli  cate 
con^gre  gate 
con  ju  gate 
con  vo  cate 
dom  i  nate 
mod  u  late 
nom  i  nate 
ob  vi  ate 
ob  li  gate 
op  er  ate 
pop  u  late 
prop  a  gate 
tol  er  ate 
con  se  crate 


col'o  nize 
dog  ma  tize 
mod  ern  ize 
sol  e  cize 
sol  em  nize 
mor  al  ize 
mod  i  fy 
mol  li  fy 
oc  cu  py 
proph  e  sy 
com  pro  mit 
con  sti  tute 
pros  e  cute 
a  bol'ish 
de  mol'ish 
ad  mon'ish 


as  ton'ish        t 
ac  com  plish 
de  mon  strate 
re  mon  strate 
e  lon"gate 
em  bod  y 
ac  knowl  edge 

ADJECTIVES  and  N. 

con'so  nant 
con  ti  nent 
prod  i  gal 
prof  li  gate 
voc  a  tive 
a  poVtate 
dis  solv  ent 
in  solv  ent 


ex  oYic 
nar  cot  ic 

NOUNS  and  V. 

com'pro  mi$e 
of  f  i  cer 
post  u  late 
de  po$/it 

ADVERBS. 

mock'ing  ly 
mod  est  ly 
pos  si  bly 
sol  enm  ly 

ADJ.  and  ADV. 

bod  i  ly 

ADJ.  and  VERB 

mod  er  ate 


mys'te  ry  is 
•eAar'acter  was 
parcel  " 

wrongs  are 
rights  " 

mind  is 

heart  u 

spirits  are 

o  pinions 
feelings 
bod'y 
writing 
features    i 
hun"ger 
passions 
conscience 


EXERCISE 
VERBS. 

the 


was 

u 


{un  rav'eled 
de  vel'oped 
unfolded 
(  a  venged' 
\  vin'di  ca  ted 
( en  li'vened 

<  cheered 

(  ex  hil'ar  a  ted 
( a  gree' 
\  ac  cord' 
( deformed' 
•<  defaced' 
( dis  fig'ured 
( ap  pea$edr 

<  calmed 

(  qui'et  ed 


95. 

ball 

gun 

bub'ble 

leafh'er 

rock 

children 

axged 


VERBS. 

j  re  hounds' 
\  re  coils' 
( hursts 
•\  cracks 
( splits 
(cry 
\  weep 


di$  ea$res  were  j  cured 


wounds      " 

fruits 

meats 

news 

sto'ry 

cat     (  catch 'es         mice 

liron  •<  seiz'es       his  prey 

boy    (  snatched  the  par'cel 


( healed 

rot 

pu'trefy 
j  spreads 
\  cir'cu  lates 


pique,  son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious ;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ph  as  sh,  the. 


108  WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


LESSON  126,     The  sound  of  b  as  in  riot,  continued. 


NOUNS. 

bSt'a  nj 
col  lo  quy 
col  o  ny 
com  e  cfy 
com  i  ty 
con  stan  cy 
lot  ter  y 
mock  er  y 
mod  est  y 
mon  areA  y 
nov  el  ty 
ob  lo  quy 
or  re  ry 
pol  i  cy 
pol  i  ty 


poster  y 
pov  er  ty 
crock  er  y 
fop  per  y 
gloss  a  ry 
horn  i  ly 
horn  i  ny 
Aon  est  y 
prob  i  ty 
prod  i  gy 
prog  e  ny 
prop  er  ty 
proph  e  cy 
pros  o  dy 
rob  ber  y 
solv  en  cy 


soph/ist  ry 
e  ra 


op  e  ra 
scrof  u  la 
bron^A'i  a 
is  ter 


cor  o  ner 
por  rin  ger 
cot  ta  ger 
for  est  er 
prov  en  der 
-eAron  i  cle 
ob  sta  cle 
or  a  cle 
cog  ni  zance 
com  plai  $ance 


tol'er  ance 
com  pe  tence 
con  fer  ence 
con  f  i  dence 
con  se  quence 
conr/gru  ence 
con  ti  nence 
op  u  lence 
prom  i  nence 
prov  i  dence 
com  bat  ant 
oc  cu  pant 
prot  est  ant 
choc  o  late 
con  su  late 
torn  a  hawk 


the  tree 

"  earth 

"  sail'ors 

"  horse 

"  vil'lain 

"  child 

"  poor 
children 
knaves 
the  rust 

"  Sr'row 


EXERCISE  96. 

VERBS. 

j  bears 
( yields 

{cast 
throws 
hurled 
( asks 
(beg 
( coax 
|  cajole' 


ap'ples 
fruits 
an-eA'or 
his  ri'der 
a  javelin 
"  fa'vor 

as  sist'ance 
their  pa'rents 
the  simple 


( pen'e  trates      1'ron 


CllJL     J.  \J  VV 

"  au^ger 

A    JJll\Sl       OUO                        1/iiW 

(  bores            li 

rv*  jr 

wood 

"  sun 

(  dis  pels'       " 

dark7ness 

"  wind 

(  dis  per'ses   " 

clouds 

"  heat 

j  dis'  si  pates  " 

va'por 

"  dogs 

(  scert'fer         " 

flocks 

KEY. —a,  6,  long,  a,  e,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bfrd, 


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LESSON  127.    The  sound  of  o  as  in  not,  and  of  a  as  in  what. 


NOUNS. 

cod'i  oil 

dom  i  cil  sol  i  tude 

col  um  bine  mon  i  tor 

croc  o  dile  mon  o  tone 
horn  i  clde 

pros  e  lyte  mor  al  ist 

log  a  ri£hm$  ob  e  lisk 

dog  ma  ti$m  or  a  tor 

sol  e  ci$m  or  i  f  ice 

ob  se  qme$  or  i  gen 

com  mo  dore  or  i  $on 

com  mon  er  ox  y  gen 

cop  per  as  pol  y  gon 

cor  o  nal  pol  y  pus 

hos  pi  tal  cor  o  net 


lon'gi  tude       doc'u  ment 
prompt  i  tude  hoi  i  day 


hoi  ly  hock 
proph  et  ess 
sol  em  ness 

mon  u  ment    soph  o  more 
front  is  pzece 
ab  hoYrence 
al  lot  ment 
re  spond  ent 


a  pos'tle 
co  los  sus 
im  pos  tor 
im  post  ure 
mo  roc  co 
o  pos  sum 
si  roc  co 
hal'i  but 
qual'i  ty 
quan  da  ry 
re  mon  strance  quan  ti  ty 
a  cros  tic  quar  an  tine 

quar  rel  some 
quad  ran  gle 


ca  lor  ic 
prog  nos  tic 
pro  bos  cis 
syn  op  sis 


quad  ra  ture 
quad  ru  ped 


met'als  are 

the  bod'y  is 

u  house  " 
"  heavens 
"  ob'ject 
"  prop  o  $i'tion 

Stones  are 

ves'sels  " 

the  skin  is 

"  horse  " 
"  clouds 
"  dark'ness 
"  signs 

ma'jes  ty  is 

his  weak'ness  " 

the  crime  " 


EXERCISE  97. 

VEKBS. 

( con  sumed'  by 
•]  wdst'ed  " 
( de  stroyedf  " 

{look 
ap  pears' 
seems 

( gaih'ered  in  the 
( col  lect'ed     " 
j  chafed      by  the 
(galled  " 

{be  to'Tcen 
por  tends'        a 
au'gur 

( as  cribed'  to 
•<  at  triVu  ted  " 
(  im  pu'ted  to  the 


rust 

di$ 

fire 

low'er  ing 

great'er 

reason  a  ble 

field 

har'bor 

band'age 

coFlar 

rain 

tem'pest 

sue  cess' 

kings 

sick'ness 

guilt'y 


pfque,  ste,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cioua;  «  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  &h,  <he. 


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LESSON  128.     The  sound  of  b  as  in  move,  long  oo,  and  u  as  in 
rude.     The  same  sound  in  all. 


ADJECTIVES. 

mdv'a  ble 
moot  a  ble 
fool-hard  y 
cool-head  ed 
pru  ri  ent 
ru  bi  cund 
ru  bi  form 
cru  ci  form 
ru  in  ous 
ru  mi  nant 
scru  pu  lous 
tru  cu  lent 
un  frmt'ful 


NOUNS. 

re  mov'al 
irn  prove  ment 
in  tru  $ion 
in  trud  er 
ob  tru  $ion 
pro  tru  $ion 
cru'ci  ble 
eru  ci  fix 
pru  der  y 
pru  ri  ence 
ru  bi  con 
ru  di  ment 
scru  ti  ny 


tru'cu  lence 
cru  di  ty 
cru  el  ty 
prun  ing-knife 
school  fel  low 
school  mas  ter 
fool  er  y 
boor  ish  ness 
fool  ish  ness 
sooth  say  er 
frm't  ful  ness 
fruit  less  ness 

ADVERBS. 

mov'a  bly 


moVing  ly 
pru  dent  ly 
fru  gal  ly 
cru  el  ly 
boor  ish  ly 
fool  ish  ly 
mood  i  ly 
sooth  ing  ly 
fruit  ful  ly 
fruit  less  ly 


VERBS. 


cru'ci  fy 
ru  min  ate 
mis  im  prove' 


EXERCISE  98. 
VERBS. 


the  mist 
pain 
wa/ter 
the  stream 
pow'er 

the  cheeks      an 
"  earth  i 

birds 
quar'rels 
ed  u  ca'tion 
the  wound 
li  ac'ci  dent 
jeal'ous  y 
the  coach'man 
"  pi'lot 
"  steers'man 
"  o  ver  seer7 


r  a  ri'ses       from  the  riv'er 
pro  ceedsf 
•<  is'sues 


\  flows 
I  em' a  nates 
(  be  dewed' 
( sprin'kled 

{make 
pro  duce' 
forms 
( cau$'es 
•<  oc  ca'$ions 
( ere  ates' 
f  leads 
\  con  ducts' 
I  guides 
I  di  reds' 


from  di$ 
from  the  rocks 

"       fountain 
"       peVple 
with  tears 
"    rain 
nests 
ha'tred 
hab'its 
pain 
de  lay' 
mis'chief 
the  hor'ses 
"  ves'sel 
"  helm 
u  move'ments 


KEY. —a,  S,  Zongr,  5,  e,  short,  etc.,  far,fare,  %11,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  b;rd, 


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LESSON  129.     The  sound  of  u  as  in  mute. 


ADJECTIVES. 

cu'ra  tive 
111  era  tive 
nu  tri  tive 
dur  a  ble 
mu  ta  ble 
fu  $i  ble 
ju  ve  nile 
pu  er  lie 
cu  ri  ous 
du  bi  ous 
fu  ri  ous 
glu  tin  ous 
hu  mor  ous 


lu'di  crous 
lu  mi  nous 
mu  ti  nous 
nu  mer  ous 
spu  ri  ous 
liu  mor  some 
mut  u  al 
u$  u  al 
in  hu'man 
a  bu  sive 
al  lu  sive 
col  lu  sive 
de  lu  sive 
dif  fu  sive 


ex  clu'sive 
il  lu  sive 
in  clu  sive 
con  du  cive 
pe  cul  iar 
pur  su  ant 
scor  bu  tic 
a  mu$  ing 
im  ma  ture' 
in  se  cure 
op  por  tune 
beau/te  ous 
beau  ti  ful 
suz't  a  ble 


NOUNS. 

cu'cum  ber 
cu  po  la 
cu  ra  cy 
lu  na  cy 
flu  en  cy 
pu  ri  ty 
u  ni  ty 
fu  ner  al 
hu  mor  ist 
cu  ti  cle 
ju  bi  lee 
mu  ci  lage 
pu  pil  age 


fear 
the  law 

"  wheel         i 
"  wag'on 
"  gar 'den       < 

food 

the  moth'er 
"  good 
"  flow'ers 
"  trees 

knowledge 

Nat'ure 
the  pa'rent 
"  ser'vant 
"  mas'ter 
"  captain 
a  sol'dier 
"  prince 


EXERCISE  99. 
VERBS. 

j  re  strains'  his 

|  co  er'ces  to 

( dogged  with 

\  load'ed  " 
( en  cum'bered   " 

{nour'ish  es  the 

nurtures  her 

clier'ish  the 

T  ex  pandr  their 

•I  spread  " 
( diffuses 

j  dis  pen'ses  her 

(  dis  tnVutes  the 

( holds  « 

•{  keeps  a 

( de  tains'  the 

j  defends'  his 

(pro  tects'  " 


mal'ice 

o  be'di  ence 

mud 

salt 

weeds 

bod'y 

inxfant 

prin'ci  pies 

leaves 

branch'es 

it  self7 

gifts 

toxkens 

horse 

car'riage 

mes'sen  ger 

country 

subjects 


pique,  son,  do,  wolf,  rfide,  fyjll,  an"ger,  vi"cious ;  «  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON  130.     The  sound  of  u  as  in  mute,  continued. 


NOUNS. 

nu'tri  ment 
u'ni  $on 
pu  ri  tan 
u  ni  verse 
u  $u  rera 
ab  lu'tion 
di  lu  tion 
pol  lu  tion 
so  lu  tion 
a  cu  men 
com  mun  ion 
al  lure  ment 
pro  cure  ment 
a  mu$e  ment 


in  duce'ment 
al  lu  $iona 
col  lu  $ion 
con  clu  $ion 
con  fu  $ion 
con  tu  $ion 
de  lu  $ion 
dif  fu  $ion 
ef  fu  $ion 
ex  clu  $ion 
il  lu  $ion 
in  fu  $ion 
pro  fu  $ion 
se  clu  $ion 
suf  fu  $ion 


bi  tu'men 
en  dur  ance 
re  fu  $al 
re  un  ion 
tri  bu  nal 
eu'-e/ia  rist 
eu  lo  gy 
eu  lo  gist 
eu  pho  ny 
pleu  ri  sy 
rheu  ma  ti$m 
re  new'al 
am  a  teur' 

VERBS. 

fu'mi  gate 


mu'ti  late 
nu  mer  ate 
pu  ri  fy 
pu  tre  fy 
beau  ti  fy 
eu  lo  gize 
il  lu'mine 
im  por  tune' 

ADJ.  and  N. 

fu;gi  tive 
lu  na  tic 
nu  mer  al 
u  ni  form 

NOUN  and  V. 

mu'ti  ny 


words 
silence 
the  bee'hive 


EXERCISE  100. 

VEEBS. 

?  signify 
•<  im  plies' 
[  de  notes' 


the  in  tensions 
con  sent' 
in'dus  try 


pri$'on  er  was  ( res'cued  from  the  en'e  my 


"  build'ing 

"    •<  saved           from  de  struc'tion 

"  per'son 

"     (de  liv'ered      "    dan'ger 

"  stream 

{o  ver  flows'     its  banks 

"  wa'ter 

in  un'  dates     the  coun'try 

"  land 

del'uged        with  blood 

"  pil'lars 

[  sup  port'        the  build'ing 

<(  ropes 

•<  sus  tain1'          "  weight 

"  troops 

(  main  tain'      "  con'test 

"  ten'ant 

j  oc'cu  pies        "  farm 

"  own'er 

ipos  sessfes        "  right 

a  blow 

j  injures           "  ^eye 

age 

(impairs'        "  sight 

a  $,  in  su  i 

ind  sion,  in  this  lesson,  is  pronounced  like  zh. 

KEY. —5,  5,  long,  n,  e,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bjrd, 


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LESSON  131. 
ADJECTIVES. 

glut' ton  ous 
scur  ril  ous 
sumpt  u  ous 
cul  pa  ble 
gut  tur  al 
mul  ti  form 
mul  ti  plex 
mus  cu  lar 
punct  u  al 
sub  se  quent 
sue  cu  lent 
ul  ti  mate 
au  tum'nal 
un  luck'y 


The  sound  of  u 
a  bun'dant 
re  dun  dant 
re  pug  nant 
re  luc  tant 
tri  umph  ant 
com  pul  sive 
con  struct  ive 
con  sump  tire 
con  vul  sive 
de  struct  ive 
ex  pul  sive 
im  pul  sive 
in  struct  ive 
ob  struct  ive 
pre  $ump  tive 


as  in  but,  and 
pro  duc'tive 
re  pul  sive 
con  cur  rent 
ef  ful  gent 
e  mul  gent 
in  dul  gent 
re  cum  bent 
pro  cum  bent 
re  cur  rent 
re  ful  gent 
tri  umph  al 
com/fort  less 
cov'et  ous 
won'der  ful 
un  love'ly 


of  6  as  in  love. 

NOUNS. 

blunder  buss 
buf  fa  lo 
but  ter  cup 
but  ter  fly 
but  ter  milk 
but  ter  nut 
cur  ren  cy 
cus  to  dy 
cut  ler  y 
drudg  er  y 
glut  ton  y 
gun  ner  y 
lux  u  ry 
mul  ber  ry 


meth'od 

ex'er  ci$e 

re  li'gion 
the  ves'sel 
"  building 
"  pu'pil 
"  stu'dent 

birds  a 

beasts 

fish'es         l 
the  law 
u  mag'is  trate 

nat'ure 
the  waves 
"  sol'diers 
"  vi$'it  or 
our  partner 


EXERCISE  101. 
VEKBS. 

{strengthens  the  mem'o  ry 
in  vig'or  ates        "  bodry 

fortifies  "  mind 

e  quipped'  for  a  voy'age 

fit' ted  for  stor/age 

"  j  pre  pared'  "  ex  am  in  a'tion 
"  (  qualified      for  the  minxis  try 

re  (  en  snared'  by  noos'es 

1  <  en  trapped'  in  pits 

c    (  en  tan'gled  "  nets 

{^5ro  hib'its  the  traffic 

/or  Siicfe7  "  cer'e  mo  ny 

in  ter  diets'  "  mar'riage 
(  re  cede'        from  the  shore 

( re  treat'  "      fortress 

j  with  draws'  u      room 

( re  tires7  "      bu$'i  ness 


pique,  s6n,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi^dous;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  5h  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON  132, 
NOUNS. 

mum'mer  y 
nul  li  ty 
nun  ner  y 
pun  gen  cy 
sub  si  dy 
f  lum  mer  y 
mul  ti  pie 
mul  ti  tude 
sub  sti  tute 
dul  ci  mer 
pub  li  can 


The  sound  of  u  as  in  but,  and 
continued. 

suc'co  tash 
sue  cu  lence 
sum  mer  set 
sup  pie  ment 
sup  pli  cant 
sur  ro  gate 
ut  ter  ance 
a  bun'dance 


oc  cur  rence 
re  cur  rence 
re  ful  gence 
com  pul  sion 
con  vul  sion 
ex  pul  sion 
im  pul  sion 
pro  pul  sion 
in  cum  brance  re  pul  sion 
re  dun  dance    re  vul  sion 
re  luc  tance      con  cus  sion 
re  pug  nance    dis  cus  sion 


musk  mel  on  con  cur  rence   per  cus  sion 
pun  ish  ment  ef  ful  gence      con  junct  ure 
sub  ter  fuge     in  dul  gence     co  nun  drum 


of  6  as  in  love, 

con  junction 
con  struc  tion 
de  struc  tion 
in  struc  tion 
ob  struc  tion 
pro  due  tion 
re  due  tion 
e  rup  tion 
es  cutch  eon 
pre  $ump  tion 
in  jus  tice 
pe  num  bra 
ro  tun  da 
col'an  der 
com'fort  er 


ox  y  gen 

the  cot'ton 
"  e'vil 

"  mead'ow    is 
"  face  " 

they  wish 

"    hope 
the  leaves 

"  earth 

"  ves'sel 


EXERCISE  102. 
VERBS. 

a  sol'dier  i  ex'e  cutes 

"  pa'rent          j ful  fills' 
"  la'bor  er        (per  forms' 
the  air  j  re  vives' 

"  poor  ( re  new' 

"  breeze  (  re  fresh' es 

ren'o  vates 
out  weighs' 

o  ver  bal'an  ces   "  good 
o  ver  run'         with  weeds 
o  ver  spread'       "    blotch 'es 
to  j  sub  vert'  the  con  sti  tu'tion 

"  (  o  ver  throw'         "  gov'ern  ment 
are  (  shak'en  by  the  wind 

is  •<  ag'i  ta  ted       by  an  earth 'quake 
"  ( tossed  by  the  waves 


the  or'ders 

"  du'ties 

"  work 

"  fainting 
their  en  treat'ies 
the  wea'ry 

"  blood 

"  wool 


KEY.  — a,  6,  long,  5,  5,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird, 


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LESSON  133.     The  sound  of  u  as  in  but,  and  of  6  as  in  love, 
continued. 

VERBS.  6X  Cul'pate  ADJ.  and  NOUNS. 

cul'ti  vate  il  lus  trate  sub'stan  live 

fill  mi  nate  in  cul  cate  sup  pli  ant 

punct  u  ate  in  un  date  in  cum'bent 

Sub  JU  gate  pro  mul  gate            PARTICIPLES. 

suf  fo  cate  dis  col  or  col'or  ing 

sup  pli  cate  dis  cov  er  coy  er  ing 

sup  pu  rate  re  cov  er  cov  et  ing 

ul  cer  ate  dis  com  fit  gov  ern  ing 

just  i  fy  en  com  pass  hov  er  ing 

mul  ti  ply  in  ter  rupt'  smoth  er  in^ 

nour  ish  ment    nul  li  fy  re  con  struct7  shov  el  ing 

NOUNS  and  V.               pul  V6r  ize  ADVERBS.  WOn  der  ing 

cov'e  nant          ac  cus'tom  a  sun'der  nour  ish  ing 

dis  com'fort       en  cum  ber  un  just  ly  flour  ish  ing 


NOUNS. 

com'pa  ny 
com  pass  es 
con  ju  rer 
con  sta  ble 
gov  ern  ment 
hon  ey  comb 
hon  ey  moon 
some  bod  y 
som  er  set 
sov  er  eign 


EXERCISE  103. 

VERBS. 

the  cancels 

Ifol'low 

in  sue  cession 

"  thun'der 

{  sue  ceedsf 

the  lightning 

"  sun 

(  il  lu'min  ates 

"  heav'ens 

in  struc'tion 

(  en  light'  ens 

u  mind 

the  ker'nel          is 

(  en  clo$edf          in  the  shell 

"    goods          were 

(  in  clu'ded 

"     ac  count' 

u  heart 

(  di  lates' 

with  joy 

heat 

(  ex  parids' 

met'als 

the  of  f  i  cer 

(  di  reds' 

the  move'ments 

"  mas'ter 

(  reg'u  lates 

"  cer'e  mo  nies 

"  field              is 

(  cir  cum  scribed' 

by  a  ditch 

"  gar  'den         " 

\  en  clo$ed' 

"   wall 

u  merchant     " 

(  dis  tressed 

for  mon'ey 

"    peOxple          are 

\  afflicted 

with  mal'a  dies 

knowledge  is 

(  ob  tamed' 

by  stud'y 

wi$/dom        u 

\  ac  quired' 

u  re  flection 

pique,  son,  do,  "wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious ;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON  134.     The  sound  of  e  as  in  her,  of  i  as  in  bird,  of  6  as 
in  word,  and  of  u  as  in  bur. 

NOUNS.  ter 'ma  gant 

cer'tain  ty        ter  mi  nus 
fer  ven  cy        ver  ti  go 
mer  cu  ry         ad  vert'ence 
per  f  i  dy          e  mer  gence 
per  ju  ry  ob  $erv  ance 

ver  dan  cy        de  ter  ment 
cler  gy  man     di$  cern  ment 
mer  chan  di$e  in  ter  ment 
her  mit  age      pre  fer  ment 
per  son  age      ad  journ  ment 
ver  bi  age        dis  burse  ment 
per  ma  nence  as  ser  tion 
de  $er  tion 


ADJECTIVES.      in  ter  nal 
mer'can  tile  ma  ter  nal 
ver  sa  tile      pa  ter  nal 
mer  ci  ful      su  per  nal 
mer  ci  less     di  ur  nal 
per  ma  nent  noc  tur  nal 
per  son  al       al  ter  nate 
ver  ti  cal 
per  ti  nent 
per  vi  ous 
ver  te  bral 
e  ter'nal 


ex  ter  nal 
fra  ter  nal 
hi  ber  nal 
in  fer  nal 


ob  $erv  ant 
co  er  cive 
sub  ver  sive 
dis  cur  sive 
e  mer  gent 
un  cer  tain 


bur'den  some   per  qui  $ite 
cir  cum  spect   serv  i  tor 
tur  bu  lent       serv  i  tude 


in  ser  tion 
as  per  sion 


EXERCISE  104. 
VERBS. 

is  (  al  lot' ted 
"  •<  ap  point 'ed 
u  (as  signed' 
"  (in  trust' ed 
"  l  con  signed' 
"  ( com  minted 

( ri$e 

<  is' sue 

( e  merge' 

I  fall 

4  drop 

(sank 


the  ground 

"  per'son 
no  reason 

a  per'son 
the  prop'er  ty 

"  paxper 

"  vaxpors 

"  horse'men 

taVents 
the  trees 

"  i'ci  cles 

"  merchant 

"  clown 

"  cat'er  pillar  "    -{transformed'  "     butterfly 

wa'ter  is  ( trans  mu'ted  into  va'por 

KEY.  — a,  6,  long,  8,  S,  short,  etc.,  far,  fAre,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bjrd, 


for  cul  ti  va;tion 
as  chairman 

tor  his  conduct 

with  a  se'cret 
to  a  brorker 
to  the  flames 
from  the  earth 
"       wood 
from  ob  scu'ri  ty 
to  the  earth 
from  the  eaves 
into  pov'er  ty 


J.  U 

was  (  met  a  mor'pho$ed  into  a  gen 'tie  man 


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LESSON  135.     The  sound  of  e  as 
in  word,  and  of  u  as 

re  vers'al 
re  hears  al 
de  mur  rer 
u  $urp  er 
pre  cur  sor 
cir'cum  stance 
firm  a  ment 
cour  te  sy 


NOUNS. 

a  version 

con  ver  sion 

dis  per  sion 

di  ver  sion 

im  mer  sion 

in  ver  sion 

per  ver  sion 

re  ver  sion        jour  nal  i$m 

sub  ver  sion      jour  nal  ist 

dis  cur  sion       jour  ney  man 

in  cur  sion         bur  gla  ry 

ex  cur  sion        nurs  e  ry 

co  er  cion          sur  ge  ry 

per  verse  ness  ur  gen  cy 

pre  $erv  er        curv  a  ture 


in  her,  of  i  as  in  bird,  of  6  as 
in  bur,  continued. 

fur'ni  ture        e  ner'vate 
tur  pi  tude      in  ter  pret 
tur  pen  tine     un  bur  den 
fur  ther  ance  dis  con  cert' 
fur  be  low       in  ter  sperso 
re  im  burse 

ADJ.  and  NOUNS. 

ser 'pen  tine 
cir  cu  lar 
in  sur'gent 


at  tor'ney 

VERBS. 

cer'ti  fy 
fer  til  ize 
ser  mon  ize 
ger  mi  nate 
per  fo  rate 
per  me  ate 
per  pe  trate 
ter  mi  nate 
per  se  cute 


ADVERBS. 

cer'tain  ly 
fer  vent  ly 
fer  vid  ly 
ser  vile  ly 
ad  verse'ly 


read'ing 
his'to  ry 
the  gen'er  al 
"    peo'ple 
"    valley 
"    head 
t£    art'ist 
some  coun'tries 


EXERCISE  105. 

VERBS. 

{in  forms'  the  mind 
teach! es  man  kind' 

in  structs'  his  of 'fi  cers 
were  f  en  com! passed  by  dan'gers 

ia   !   pin.  iiHrrmprl.  li   hills 


is  j  en  vi'roned 

was  1  en  cir'cled         "  wreaths 
"    I  sur  round' ed     ll  friends 
are  C  bound' ed        *  "  mountains 

our  expenditures  "  J  Unfit  ed  "  circumstances 

the  pa'tient  is  1  re  strict' ed    by  his  phy  $i"cian 

our  at  ten'tion  "  I  con  fined'    to  the  sub'ject 

plague  and     pes'ti  lence        j  ex  tir'pate 

fire  "      sword  ( ex  ter'min  ate 

pe  cun'i  a  ry  dif 'f  i  cul  ties    j  em  bar'rass 

op  po$'ing  doc'trines  (per plex' 

picjue,  son,  d5,  w9lf,  rilde,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious ;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  Sh  as  gh,  the. 


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LESSON  136. 

1.  The  sound  of  u  as  in  bull,  of  o  as  in  wolf,  and  of  short 
op  as  in  wool. 

bul'le  tin         bush'i  ness         cook/er  y        wool'i  ness 
butch  er  y       bull-bait  ing       rook  er  y       worn  an  hood 

2.  The  sound  of  ou  and  ow  as  in  thou,  now. 

NOUNS.  a  COUS'ticS         en  dow'ment  NOUNS  and  V. 

bound'a  ry       ca  rou$  al       fowl'ing-piece  counter  feit 
found  er  y        es  pou$  al      pow  der-horn  coun  ter  mand 
coun  te  nance  ren  coun  ter  pow  der-mill    coun  ter  plot 
coun  ter  pane  al  low  ance          VERB,  coun  ter  poi$e 

mount  e  bank  a  vow  al         em  pow'er        coun  ter  sign 

3.  The  sound  of  oi  and  oy  as  in  toil,  toy. 


NOTTNS. 

loi'ter  er 
moi  e  ty 
loy  al  ty 
roy  al  ty 
a  void'ance 
rejoin  der 


en  joy'ment 
enjoin  ment 
ap  point  ment 
em  ploy  ment 
an  noy  Snce 

VERB. 

em  broid  er 


ADJECTIVES. 

bois'ter  ous 
ad  joining 

PARTICIPLES. 

a  noint'ing 
ap  point  ing 
en  join  ing 


em  broil'ing 
re  coil  ing 
re  joic  ing 
em  ploy  ing" 
enjoy  mg 
loi'ter  ing 
poi  $on  ing 


EXERCISE  106. 

tem'pest 

noi$'es 

threats 

in  sti  tu'tion 

trades'man 

de  $igns' 
the  au'thors 
"  pas'sa  ges 
a  part'ner 

truth 
his  mind 
the  citry 


the  rag'ing 
sudxden 
an/xgry 

"  val'u  a  ble 

"  in  dus'tri  ous 
our  am  bi'tious 
we    j  cite 

"     ( quote 

"    j  choo$e 

"     [prefer1 

he    j  ap  plies' 

"    \de  votes' 

KBY.  —  a,  6,  long,  5,  e,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  h-Jr,  prey,  bird, 


VERBS. 

a  larms' 

fright'  en 

in  tim'i  date 
(flour  ish  es 
J  thrives 
(  pros'  per 
to  prove 
"  show 
in  bu$;i  ness 
to  fiction 
"  stud'y 
"  de  struc'tion 


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VIII.  WORDS  OF  FOUR  SYLLABLES. 

LESSON  137.     The  sound  of  a  as  in  ape. 

ADJEOTITES. 

NOUNS.                  con"gre  ga'tion 

a'mi  a  ble 

pla'gi  a  ri$m              dec  la  ma  tion 

fa  vor  a  ble 

pla  gi  a  rist               dep  re  da  tion 

va  ri  a  ble 

bar  ba'ri  an               des  pe  ra  tion 

a  bat'a  ble 

gram  ma  ri  an           in  flam  ma  tion 

in  ca  pa  ble 

li  bra  ri  an                prep  a  ra  tion 

un  change  a  ble 

pal  la  di  um              sep  a  ra  tion 

a  gra  ri  an 

re  ga  li  a                    bas  ti  na  do 

cal  ca  re  ous 

chi  can  er  y               ig  no  ra  mus 

cu  ta  ne  ous 

com  pla  cen  cy          lit  er  a  ti 

spon  ta  ne  ous 

ad  o  ra'tion                phar  i  sa  i$m 

ter  ra  que  ous 

ad  u  la  tion                ap  pa  ra  tus 

gre  ga  ri  ous 

ag  gra  va  tion                 VEEB. 

ne  fa  ri  ous 

al  le  ga  tion               va'ri  e  gate 

vi  ca  ri  ous 

ap  pli  Ca  tion                   ADJ.  and  VEBB. 

ad  van  ta'geous 

as  pi  ra  tion               ir  ra'di  ate 

al  ge  bra  ic 

COg  i  ta  tion                     ADJ.  and  NOUN. 

cir  cum  ja  cent 

con  fla  gra  tion         sec  ta'ri  an 

EXERCISE  107. 

VERBS. 

we    (defy1 

the  mal'ice             of  our  en;e  mies 

"    Id&re 

11  ac  cu  $artion    of  the  im  pos'tor 

"     (  challenge 

a  tri'al                      of  strength 

"     (  smear 

our  faxces                  with  grease 

"    \  daub 

"   clothes                 "    pitch 

"     (delay' 

the  ex  e  cu'tion     of  the  proj'ect 

"     (re  tard' 

"  mo'tion               u     vexhi  cle 

11     (pro  tract' 

"  meeting             "     as  sem'bly 

"     (pro  long' 

"  congest          for  the  pur'pose 

"     (paint 

"  like'ness             of  a  friend 

"     (  sketch 

"  outlines              "   subject 

"     (depict 

"  scenes                   of  mi$re  ry 

"     (  de  lin'e  ate 

"  features          of  the  coun'ten  ance 

p'fque,  s6n,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  anr/ger,  vi"cious;  €  as  b,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  oh  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON 

iss.     The  sound  of  a 

as  in  hat. 

ADJECTIVES. 

~  u  nan'i  mous 

un  nat'ural 

ad'mi  ra  ble 

co  ad  ju  tant 

ver  nac  u  lar 

ap  pli  ca  ble 

—  ex  trav  a  gant 

ADJ.  and  NOUNS. 

am  i  ca  ble 

com  par  a  tive 

cap'il  la  ry 

char  i  ta  ble 

in  tran  si  tive 

pal  li  a  tive 

fash  ion  a  ble 

com  pat  i  ble 

col  lat'er  al 

hab  it  a  ble 

in  fal  li  ble 

di  ag  o  nal 

lam  ent  a  ble 

in  flam  ma  ble 

NOUNS. 

nav  i  ga  ble 

i  ras  ci  ble 

ac  cu  ra  cy 

prac  ti  ca  ble  ' 

re  fran  gi  ble 

ad  ver  sa  ry 

mar  n'age  a  ble 

in  ad  e  quate 

an  ti  qua  ry 

val  u  a  ble 

dog  mat  ic  al 

jan  i  za  ry 

am  a  to  ry 

em  phat  ic  al 

lap  i  da  ry 

an  ti  qua  ted 

^  gram  mat  ic  al 

mag  is  tra  cy 

sal  u  ta  ry 

the  at  ri  cal 

sanct  u  a  ry 

a  nal'o  gous 

ty  ran  ni  cal 

stat  u  a  ry 

ca  lam  i  tons 

ir  ra  tion  al 

ad  mi  ral  ty 

mag  nan  i  mous 

o  rac  u  lar 

ac  ri  mo  ny 

mi  rac  u  lous 

re  fract  o  ry 

al  le  go  ry 

EXERCISE  108. 

VERBS. 

we  j  brave 

the  fu'ry 

of  the  tem'pest 

"    (en  dure' 

"   pelt'ings 

"     storm 

"   j  ex'e  cute 

im  por'tant 

de  signs7 

"   {fulfill' 

the  duties 

of  cit'i  zens 

"    (foretell' 

com'mon 

e  vents7 

"    (predict' 

storm'y 

weath'er 

"    (re  mil' 

the  pun'ish  ment  of  the  crim/i  nai 

"    [relax' 

"  se  ver'i  ty 

law 

"   j  slack'  en 

"   speed 

"    horse 

"   }  loos'  en 

a  stone 

in  the  earth 

"    Ire  store' 

the  goods 

to  the  own'er 

"  K  re  2um' 

an  an'swer 

"     let'ter 

"    (re  jpay' 

the  loan 

"     lend'er 

KIT.— 5,  6,  long,  §,  e,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fest,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird, 


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LESSON  139. 


NOUNS. 


an'ti  mo  ny 
ap  o  plex  y 
ag  ri  cult  ure 
al  a  bas  ter 
cat  er  pil  lar 
glad  i  a  tor 
sal  a  man  der 
tab  er  na  cle 
a  cad'e  my 
a  lac  ri  ty 
a  nal  o  gy 
a  nat  o  my 
hi lar  i  ty 
mis  an  thro  py 
phi  Ian  thro  py 
phi  Ian  thro  pist 
au  da  ci  ty 
ca  pa  ci  ty 


The  sound  of  a  as  in 

lo  qua'ci  ty 
men  da  ci  ty 
o  pa  ci  ty 
ra  pa  ci  ty 
sa  ga  ci  ty 
te  na  ci  ty 
ve  ra  ci  ty 
vi  va  ci  ty 
vo  ra  ci  ty 
a  nal  y  sis 
a  nath  e  ma 
as  par  a  gus 
ca  tas  tro  phe 
com  par  i  son 
e  van  gel  ist 
fa  nat  i  ci$m 
som  nam  bu  li$m 
in  fant  i  clde 
som  nam  bu  list 


hat,  continued. 

to  bac'co  nisfc 
dis  par  age  ment 
em  bar  rass  ment 

VEBBS. 

e  van  gel  ize 
i  tal  i  cize 
a  mal  gam  ate 
as  sas  sin  ate 
ca  pa  ci  tate 
co  ag  u  late 
con  grat  u  late 
con  tarn  in  ate 
de  cap  i  tate 
e  jac  u  late 
e  man  ci  pate 
e  rad  i  cate 
ex  ag  ger  ate 
pre  var  i  cate 
pro  eras  ti  nate 


VEBBS. 

EXERCISE  109. 

it 

j  con  du'ces  to  the 

glo'ry 

and 

ad  vantage 

u 

(  con  trib'utes 

u 

spread 

of  the 

re  bell7ion 

we 

(  de  nyf 

all 

knowledge 

a 

trans  ac'tion 

u 

\  dis  claim! 

it 

pre  ten'sion 

to 

ex'cel  lence 

a 

(  di$  own' 

a 

par  ti  ci  pa'tion 

in  the 

affair 

u 

\  dis  a  vowf 

the 

author  ship 

of  the 

let'ters 

he  is 

(  sentenced 

to 

per  pet'u  al 

im  pri$'on  ment 

it 

\  con  demned' 

tt 

lasting 

inxfa  my 

he 

(  in  forms' 

the 

public 

of  his 

in  ten'tions 

it 

\  ap  pri'zes 

n 

neighbors 

u 

ar  riVal 

we 

(add 

it 

sev'er  al 

num'bers 

u 

Ijoin 

tt 

bro7ken 

pie'ces 

u 

(  u  nitef 

it 

sep'a  rate 

strands 

pique, 

son,  do,  wolf,  rude, 

f«U, 

an  "ger,  vi"cious;  €  as 

k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z^  ch  as  sh, 

the- 

F 

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LESSON 

140,     The  sound  of  e 

as  in  mete. 

ADJECTIVES. 

a  me'na  ble 

NOUNS. 

ab  ste'mi  ous 

con  ceal  a  ble 

cri  te'ri  on 

im  pe  ri  ous 
mys  te  ri  ous 
ob  se  qui  ous 
a  e  ri  al 
im  pe  ri  al 
e  the  re  al 

con  geal  a  ble 
im  peach  a  ble 
a  gree  a  ble 
re  deem  a  ble 
con  ceiv  a  ble 
re  ceiv  a  ble 

•eAa  me  le  on 
col  le  gi  an 
co  me  di  an 
tra  ge  di  an 
o  be  di  ence 
in  co  her'ence 

fu  ne  re  al 

re  triev  a  ble 

in  ter  fer  ence 

si  de  re  al 
con  ge  ni  al 
an  te  ri  or 

in  co  her'ent 
in  con  ven  ient 
sac  ri  le  gious 

dis  a  gree  ment 
pan  a  ce  a 
sper  ma  ce  ti 

ex  te  ri  or 

VERBS. 

ADVERBS. 

in  fe  ri  or 
in  te  ri  or 

ab  bre'vi  ate 
al  le  vi  ate 

con  ven'ient  ly 
con  ceit  ed  ly 

-  su  pe  ri  or 
col  le  gi  ate 
o  be  di  ent 

ADJ.  and  NOUNS. 

ex  pe'di  ent 
^  ma  te  ri  al 

NOUNS  and  V. 

in  e  bri  ate 
ex  pe  ri  ence 

we 

u 

he  is 


VERBS. 

Icon  fessf 
ac  knowledge 
'  act'u  ated 
im  pelled' 
"      [in  duced' 
we  are  (  de  ter  red' 


I  in 


EXERCISE  110, 

in  con'se  quence 
"  an'sw;er 
by  un  w  or 'thy 
"  viro  lent 
"  prop'er 
from  com  menacing 


•<  dis  cour'aged   u    con  tin7u  ing 
(  dis  heart' ened  "    re  new'ing 
(  dis  mayed'  by  the  a  larnVing 


"     •<  daunt'  ed 
"      [ap  palled' 
we     (  ex  plain' 
"     \il  lus'  tr  ate 
"      (  e  lu'ci  date 

"     ter  rif  ic 
"     horxrid 
our  meaning 
the  prin7ci  pie 
"  subject 

of  an  ac  cu  $a'tion 
to  a  question 
mo'tives 
pas'sions 
re  f  lec'tion 
the  en'ter  pri$e 
"  un  der  tak'ing 
our  en  deav'ors 
cir'cum  stance 
ap  pear'ance 
ap  pa  ri'tion 
by  ex  am'ples 
"  drawings 
il  lus  tra'tions 


KEY.— a,  e,  long,  fi,  5,  short,  etc.,  fiir,  fare,  fiill,  fust,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird, 


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LESSON 

ui.     The  sound  of  e 

as  in  met. 

ADJECTIVES. 

el'i  gi  ble 

in  cred'i  ble 

c8T  'e  bra  ted 

ex  em  pla  ry 

per  cep  ti  ble 

spec  u  la  tive 

ne  ces  sa  ry 

sus  cep  ti  ble 

cred  it  a  ble 

sec  ond  a  ry 

an  gel  ic  al 

des  pi  ca  ble 

sed  en  ta  ry 

ehi  mer  ic  al 

en  vi  a  ble 

tern  po  ra  ry 

he  ret  ic  al 

e  qui  ta  ble 

des  ul  to  ry 

i  den  ti  cal   ** 

es  ti  ma  ble 

per  emp  to  ry 

nu  mer  ic  al 

ex  e  era  ble 

pred  a  to  ry 

po  et  ic  al 

ex  o  ra  ble 

ac  cept'a  ble 

pro  phet  ic  al 

ex  pli  ca  ble 

com  mend  a  ble 

sym  met  ric  al 

mem  o  ra  ble 

de  lect  a  ble 

bi  en  ni  al  ^ 

pen  e  tra  ble 

de  test  a  ble 

ef  feet  u  al    * 

per  ish  a  ble 

pre  $ent  a  ble 

e  lect  o  ral     ^ 

pref  er  a  ble 

re  spect  a  ble 

per  en  ni  al    * 

rep  u  ta  ble 

ac  ces  si  ble 

per  pet  u  al    + 

rev  o  ca  ble 

com  press  i  ble 

ter  res  tri  al  •*• 

sep  a  ra  ble 

con  tempt  i  ble 

tri  en  ni  al     S 

ven  er  a  ble 

im  press  i  ble 

ex  tern  po  re 

EXERCISE  111. 


by  careless 

u 


he     j  con' tern  pla  ted  the  wonders 
"      (  med'i  ta  ted  on  the  scenes 
we  are  j  vexed 
"      (tor  ment'ed 
"      ( teamed 
u      \  tan'ta  lized 
we      ( give 
"      I  pre  $ent' 
«      (offer  _ 
\  db  stain' 
[  refrain' 
[  rec  ol  lect' 
re  mem'ber 


of  the  heavens 
"     past 

ser'vants 

se'ri  ous          „       e'vils 
"  un  plea$7ant  triples 

"  de  lu'sive  ap  pear 'an  ces 

our  con7f  i  dence  to  our  phy  $i'cian 
"   ere  denials  to  the  min^s  ter 
"   serVi  ces          "     com'pa  ny 
from  vi'cious  in  dul'gen  ces 

"    cursing  and  swear'ing 

the  in'ci  dents          of  childhood 
a  e  vents'  a  yes'ter  day 


pique,  son,  dJ),  wolf,  rftde,  ftill,  an"ger,  vi"ciou3 ;  e  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON  142. 
ADJECTIVES. 

ap  pel'la  tive 
con  tern  pla  tive 
con  sec  u  tive 
be  nef  i  cent 
be  nev  o  lent 
ma  lev  o  lent 
im  pen  i  tent 

.  in  tel  li  gent 
com  men  su  rate 

•  ef  fern  i  nate 
in  del  i  cate 
in  tern  per  ate 
in  vet  er  ate 
con  tempt  u  ous 
im  pet  u  ous 
in  cred  u  lous 
in  gen  u  ous 
ne  ces  si  tous 


The  sound  of  e  as  in 
ob  strep'er  ous 
tern  pest  u  ous 
un  gen  er  ous 
in  def  i  nite 
ir  re$  o  lute 
ac  a  dem'ic 
al  pha  bet  ic 
ap  o  plec  tic 
at  mos  pher  ic 
en  er  get  ic 
ep  i  lep  tic 
sym  pa  thet  ic 
^  ac  ci  dent  al 
al  i  ment  al 
com  pli  ment  al 
\  con  ti  nent  al 
det  ri  ment  al 
el  e  ment  al 
da  ment  al 


met,  continued. 

in  ci  denial 
in  stru  ment  al  / 
mon  u  ment  al 
reg  i  ment  al 
sac  ra  ment  al 
sen  ti  ment  al 
sup  pie  ment  al 
o  ri  ent  al 
ac  qui  es  cent 
cir  curn  spect  ive 
com  pre  hen  sive 
con  va  les  cent 
ef  fer  ves  cent 
ev  a  nes  cent 
om  ni  pre$  ent 
rep  re  hen  sive 
ret  ro  spect  ive 
un  ex  pect  ed 
un  sue  cess  ful 


he 

u 


it 

u 

u 
It 

they 
u 


"  e'dict 
im  pro 
"  prop'er  ty 


"  im  prop'er 


of  false'hood 
"  Nantes 

ex  pres'sion 
we  capt'ured 


EXERCISE  112, 
VERBS. 

{re  tract'ed    the  charge 
re  voked' 
re  called' 
j  a  ban' don 
I  re  lin'quish 
(fore  go' 
\  re  nounce'     "  plea$'ures          of  so  ci'e  ty 

{re  $igri          "  office  we  en  joyed7 

for  sake'        "  friends  "  loved 

de  $ert'         our  com'rades         in  dan'ger 
{mim'ic         the  an'tics          of  the  mon'key 
im'i  tate        "  ac'tions      of  their  com  pan'ions 
ape  "  man'ners  of  for'eign  ers 


"  ad  van'ta  ges    of  fort'une 

"  en  joy'ment     we  an  tT'ci  pa  ted 


KEY. —a,  S,  long,  &,  6,  sh'ort,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird, 


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LESSON  143. 

NOTTNS. 

cel'i  ba  cy 
del  i  ca  cy  S 
ef  f  i  ca  cy 
men  di  can  cy 
nee  ro  man  cy 
ex  eel  len  cy 
ex  i  gen  cy 
pre$  i  den  cy 
em  is  sa  ry 
est  u  a  ry 
preb  end  a  ry 

>>sem  i  na  ry 
cem  e  ter  y 
pres  by  ter  y 
ep  i  lep  sy 
rep  er  to  ry 
ter  ri  to  ry 

v-  tes  ti  mo  ny 


/ 


The  sound  of  e  as  in  met, 
cer'e  mo  ny  ** 
ep  i  cu  ri$m 
ep  i  cy  cle 
je$  u  it  i$m 
leg  is  la  tor 
spec  u  la  tor 
tern  per  a  ment 
tern  per  a  ture  * 
veg  et  a  ble    ^ 
as  cend'en  cy 
de  pend  en  cy 
su  prem  a  cy 
as  per  i  ty 
aus  ter  i  ty 
ce  ler  i  ty 
dex  ter  i  ty  * 
pos  ter  i  ty  * 
pros  per  i  ty  * 
se  ver  i  ty  / 


continued, 
sin  ceYi  ty 
te  mer  i  ty 
ce  leb  ri  ty 
com  plex  i  ty 
con  vex  i  ty 
ex  trem  i  ty 
f  i  del  i  ty 
im  men  si  ty 
in  ten  si  ty 
in  teg  ri  ty 
Ion  gev  i  ty 
ne  ces  si  ty 
per  plex  i  ty 
pro  pen  si  ty 
se  ren  i  ty 
so  lem  ni  ty 
con  vent  i  cle 
e  ques  tri  an 
pe  des  tri  an 


EXERCISE  113. 
VERBS. 

he  j  db  juredf  the  re  li'gion          of  Mo  ham'med 

"    (re  cant 'ed  "  prin'ci  pies  of  the  Eef  or  ma'tion 

we   ( com  mission  him  to  purchase        the  ma  te'ri  als 
"   •<  au'thor  ize         u      em  ploy' 
"    (empow'er         "      transfer7 
all   di$  Aon'est  peo'ple 

villains 


the  a  ban'doned 
that  pierc'ing 
the  gath'er  ing 

"    hor'rid 

"    sudrden 
in  f  i  delxi  ty  j  saps 


cry 
storm 
spec'ta  cle 
tu'mult 


the  mor'als 


"  as  sist'ance 
"  prop'er  ty 
j  cheat 

will    ( defraud' 
r  star' ties 
\  a  larms' 
\  terrifies 
L fright 'ens 


of  a  na'tion 


slan'der  (  un  der  mines'  "  rep  u  ta'tion  of  the  virtxu  ous 

pi'que,  son,  do,  wcdf,  rude,  fijll,  an"ger,  vi"cious ;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON  144. 
NOUNS. 

be  nev'o  lence 
in  tel  li  gence 
ma  lev  o  lence 
com  pet  i  tor 
ex  ec  u  tor 
di  rect  o  r y 
dis  pen  sa  ry 
re  fee  to  ry 
de  crep  i  tude 
mil  len  ni  um 
em  bel  lish  ment 
em  bez  zle  ment 
im  ped  i  ment 
in  teg  u  ment 
pre  $en  ti  ment 
in  her  it  ance 
in  tern  per  ance 
be  nef  i  cence 


The  sound  of  e  as  in  met,  continued. 

be  el'ze  bub  pred  e  ces'sor 

pa  ren  the  sis 

pro  gen  i  tor 

re  cep  ta  cle 

syn  ec  do  eAe 

ac  qui  essence 

ad  o  les  cence 

con  va  les  cence 

co  a  les  cence 

ef  f  lo  res  cence 

in  de  pend  ence 

om  ni  pre$  ence 

cir  cum  spec  tion 

cir  cum  ven  tion 

com  pre  hen  sion 

in  at  ten  tion 

re  tro  spec  tion 

in  flu  en  za 

in  ter  ces  sor 


in  nu  en  do 

VERBS. 

ac  cel'er  ate 
as  sev  er  ate 
ex  ten  u  ate 
au  then  ti  cate 
com  mem  o  rate 
do  mes  ti  cate 
ex  pec  to  rate 
ex  ten  u  ate 
in  ter  ro  gate 
in  ves  ti  gate 
ne  ces  si  tate 
re  gen  er  ate 
e  lee  tri  fy 
ex  em  pli  fy 
i  den  ti  fy 
in  dem  ni  fy 


the  king 
"  queen 

preach'er      j 

V. 


EXERCISE  114. 
VERBS. 


ed  u  cation 
the  li'bra  ry 
"  rules 

fra'grant 

boiling 

social 

plain 

de  li'cious 

fre'quent 

an"gry 


in  vest'ed    with  su  preme'     au  thor'i  ty 

en  dowed!      "    roy'al  gra'ces 

in  cul'cates    the  doctrines  of  Chris  tian'i  ty 


in  stills'  a  feel'ing 

comprises      "  num'ber 

com  pre  hendf  "  se'ries 

flow'ers 

wa/ter 

en  joy'ments 

food 

mu'sic 

quar'rels 

words 


j  ex  hale' 
\  e  mils' 


rev  er  ence 
"  voFumes 
"  particxu  lars 
per  fumes' 
steam 

please       the  mind 
satisfies      hun^ger 
( grat'ifies  the  senr$e$ 
( breed  ha'tred 

( en  gen'der     strife 


KEY. 


r,  S,  c, 


short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fust,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bjrd, 


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LESSON  145. 

The  sound  of  I 

as  in  fine. 

ADJECTIVES. 

un  de  ci'ded 

de  clin'a  ture 

ad  vi$'a  ble 

un  di  vi  ded 

in  qui  e  tude 

de  spi$  a  ble 

NOUNS. 

ad  ver  ti$'er 

as  si^n  a  ble 

anx  I'e  ty    ^ 

su  per  vi  $or 

in  clin  a  ble 

e  bri  e  ty 

im  po  lite  ness 

re  li  a  ble 

im  pi  e  ty 

ADVERBS. 

de  $ir  a  ble 

pro  pri  e  ty  ^ 

ad  vi'$ed  ly 

re  spir  a  ble 

sa  ti  e  ty 

de  cid  ed  ly 

de  fin  a  ble 

so  bri  e  ty  ^ 

de  ci  sive  ly 

de  clin  a  ble 

so  ci  e  ty  * 

de  light  ful  ly 

un  siz  a  ble 

va  ri  e  ty  ^ 

en  ti  cing  ly 

ad  vi  $o  ry 

pro  pri  e  tor  ^ 

vi'o  lent  ly 

de  ci  so  ry 

un  sight  li  ness 

VERBS. 

in  vi  o  late 

de  ci  pher  er 

an  ni'hi  late 

con  tains' 
in  dudes' 
cancel 
ser'Vant 

"  mul'ti  tude    "  in  di  vid'u  als 
"  portion         "  Scripture 
j  car'ries         the  bur'den 
(  brings            "   par  'eel 

EXERCISE  115. 
VERBS. 

the  pa/rent        i  im  plants'       sen'ti  ments  of  virt'ue 
"  teach'er       \  in. grafts'  the  truths  "'re  li'gion 

"  dis  course'  (  em  bra'ces    a  va  ri'e  ty       "  top'ics 
44  coun'try 
"  les'son 
"  useful 
"  la'zy 

MISCELLANEOUS. 
[See  the  Preface,  page  iv.] 

j  im  per'ish  a  ble  re  nownr 

( in  de  struct' i  ble  ma  te'ri  als 

j  in  dom'i  ta  ble  will 

(  ir  re  pres'si  ble  ar'dor 

j  dis  rep'u  ta  ble  com'pa  ny 

(  dis  cred'it  a  ble  trans  action 

j  in  term! in  a  ble  dis  putes' 

(  il  lim'it  a  ble  space 

pique,  son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  fyll,  au"ger,  vi"cious;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  •  as  z,  5h~as~sh.  the. 


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LESSON  146.     The  sound  of  ?  as 


ADJECTIVES. 

dil'a  to  ry  X 
lit  er  a  ry  x 
trib  u  ta  ry 
dis  pu  ta  ble 
im  i  ta  ble 
mi$  er  a  ble 
pit  i  a  ble 
fig  u  ra  tive 
im  i  ta  tive 
ad  mis'si  ble 
in  vin  ci  ble 
di  vi$  i  ble 
re  $ist  i  ble 
de  ist  ic  al 
el  lip  tic  al 
in  im  i  cal 
ju  rid  i  cal 
pon  tif  i  cal 


X 


sa  tir'ic  al 
so  phist  ic  al 
sta  tist  ic  al 
cen  trif  u  gal  ' 
cen  trip  e  tal  ^ 
e  pis  co  pal 
e  quiv  o  cal 
mu  ni  ci  pal  * 
po  lit  i  cal    * 
con  tin  u  al    ( 
con  viv  i  al    ^ 
ha  bit  u  al 
me  di  cin  al 
am  big  u  ous 
con  spic  u  ous 
con  tig  u  ous 
per  spic  u  ous 
pro  mis  cu  ous  \. 
ri  die  u  lous^     N 


/ 


in  fin.  * 

am  phib'i  ous 
de  lir  i  ous 
fas  tid  i  ous 
in  i  qui  tous 
in  sid  i  ous    f 
in  vid  i  ous 
per  fid  i  ous 
pre  cip  i  tous 
so  li  ci  tous    S 
car  niv  o  rous   < 
om  niv  o  rous    / 
in  dig  e  nous 
vo  cif  er  ous 
con  sid  er  ate 
le  git  i  mate 
i  tin  er  ant    * 
sig  nif  i  cant 
de  fin  i  tive 
di  min  u  tive  ^ 


EXERCISE  116. 


j  in  ytia  to  ry 
\  in  tro  duc'to  ry 
(  ir  re  $ist'i  ble 
\un  a  void' a  lie 
(  im  per  cep'ti  ble 
(  un  per  ceiv'a  ble 
(  in  sur  mount' a  ble 
( in  su'per  a  ble 
j  in  cur' a  ble 
\  ir  re  me'di  a  ble 
(  in  con  test' a  ble 
\  in  con  tro  vert'i  ble 
(  un  quench' a  ble 
\  in  ex  tin'guish  a  ble 


cer  e  mo  nies 
re  marks' 
cu  ri  os'i  ty 
ne  cesxsi  ty 
prog'ress 
ap  proach' 
ram7part 
dif  xf  i  cul  ty 
di$  ea$e' 
mischief 
prinrci  pie 
arrgu  ment 
thirst 
ha'tred 


KEY.  —  u,  a,  long,  a,  c,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  Ml,  fust,  what,  th£re,  her,  prey,  bird, 


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LESSON  147, 

The  sound  of  1  as  in/rn, 

continued. 

ADJECTIVES. 

NOUNS. 

fu  tin  ty 

dis  trib'u  tive 

dif  f  i  cul  ty  X 

gen  til  i  ty 

in  qui$  i  tive 

dig  ni  ta  ry 

hos  til  i  ty 

re  trib  u  tive 

in  ti  ma  cy 

hu  mil  i  ty"" 

e  quiv  a  lent 

in  tri  ca  cy 

seur  ril  i  ty 

in  cip  i  ent 

in  ven  to  ry  * 

ser  vil  i  ty 

mag  nif  i  cent 

mil  li  ner  y  ^ 

sta  bil  i  ty 

mu  nif  i  cent 

mis  eel  la  ny  *• 

ste  ril  i  ty 

om  nip  o  tent 

ig  no  min  y 

tran  quil  li  ty  • 

be  a  tific 

lit  er  a  ture  ^ 

u  til  i  ty  +~ 

cal  vin  ist  ic 

im  i  ta  tor 

ac  cliv  i  ty 

hyp  o  crit  ic 

a  bin  ty 

de  cliv  i  ty 

pyr  a  mid  ic 

a  gil  i  ty 

ac  tiv  i  ty  - 

sci  en  tif  ic 

ci  vil  i  ty 

cap  tiv  i  ty 

an  a  lyt  ic 

de  bil  i  ty  ^ 

fes  tiv  i  ty 

in  au  spi  cious 

do  cil  i  ty 

a  cid  i  ty 

in  ter  mit  tent 

due  til  i  ty 

a  vid  i  ty 

su  per  f  i  cial 

fa  cil  i  ty 

cu  pid  i  ty 

em  pyr'e  al  „ 

fer  til  i  ty 

flu  id  i  ty 

EXERCISE  117. 

j  dis  o  Uig'ing  man'ner 

( un  ac  com! mo  da  ting  dis  po  $i'tion 
j  su  per  flu' i  ties         of  life 
(super  a  bund' once  "  sup  plies' 
j  ha  bit'u  al  ly  pro  fane' 

( cus'tom  a  ri  ly          in  at  tend'ance 

his  move'ments         are  (  in  com  pre  lien'si  lie 
an  ni  hi  la'tion      is  ( in  con  ceiv'a  ble 

the  anxi  mals  were  j  in  ap  proach'a  ble 

"  sum'mit  was  (  in  ac  ces'si  ble 


EXAMPLES  OF  WRITTEN  EXERCISES.— The  insurmountable  rampart  presented  an  insu- 
perable obstacle  to  our  farther  progress.     Although  habitually  profane,  he  was  custom- 

arily  in  attendance  at  our  meetings. 

pique,  son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious;  e  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  &tc. 

F2 


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LESSON  148, 

The  sound  of  i  as  in/m,  continued. 

NOUNS. 

an  ti'qui  ty  ** 

co  in'ci  dence 

fri  gid'i  ty 

du  pli  ci  ty 

om  nip  o  tence 

hu  mid  i  ty 

fe  li  ci  ty 

con  tin  u  ance 

ra  pid  i  ty 

in  i  qui  ty  / 

de  liv  er  ance 

ri  gid  i  ty 

ob  li  qui  ty 

sig  nif  i  cance 

so  lid  i  ty 

pub  li  ci  ty 

ha  bil  i  ment 

stu  pid  i  ty 

rus  ti  ci  ty 

im  pri$  on  ment 

ti  mid  i  ty 

sim  pli  ci  ty 

re  lin  quish  ment 

af  fin  i  ty  / 

ce  lib  a  cy 

pre  die  a  ment 

di  vin  i  ty 

con  sist  en  cy 

re  cip  i  ent 

in  fin  i  ty 

con  spir  a  cy 

par  ti  ci  pant 

prox  im  i  ty 

con  tin  gen  cy 

re  frig  er  ant 

sub  lim  i  ty 

de  lin  quen  cy 

in  fin  i  tude 

vi  cin  i  ty 

de  liv  er  y 

si  mil  i  tude 

be  nig  ni  ty 

na  tiv  i  ty 

so  li  ci  tude 

in  dig  ni  ty 

no  bil  i  ty 

vi  cis  si  tude 

ma  lig  ni  ty 

pro  lix  i  ty 

an  tith  e  sis 

ar  til  le  ry 

so  lil  o  quy 

a  rith  me  tic  * 

pe  riph  e  ry 

de  liv  er  er 

de  lir  i  um 

EXERCISE  118. 

ADDITIONAL  EXERCISES  IN  SYNONYMS. 

The  following  were  omitted  in  the  preceding  pages,  as  the  sentences  were  too  long  to  b€ 
inserted  in  the  type  there  used. 

ADJECTIVES. 
f  un  blemished 
1  spot' less 


ADJECTIVES. 

fcir  cum  stan'tial  nar'ra  tive 

J par  ticu  lar  de  scrip' tion 

(mi  nute  de  tail' 

(pri'vate  mes'sage 

(clan  des'tim  cor  res  pon'denoe 

(un  ut'ter  a/ble  tor' merits 

(in  ex  press' i  ble  an"guish 

(friend 'ty  cor  res  pon' dence 

\am'i  ca  ble  set' tie  ment 

{in  con  sid'er  a  ble  quan'ti  ty 

(in  sig  nif'i  cant  pro  duc'tion 

(in  sufficient  quan'ti  ty 

\in  ad'e  quate  com  pen  sa'tion 


rep  u  ta  tion 

char'ac  ter 

(  ir  re  proaclia  ble  life 

in  dubi  ta  ble  proof 

un  de  ni'a  ble  ev'i  dence 

un  ques'tion  a  ble  au  thor'i  ty 

indisputable  claim 
in  con  tro  vert'i  ble  ar'gu  merit 

$  final  de  ter min  a'tion 

(  con  elusive  rea'son  ing 

de  struct' ive  poi'son 

ruin  ous  con'se  quen  ces 

per  ntcious  ten'den  cy 


KEY.  —  a,  e,  long,  n,  e,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fill,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird, 


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LESSON  149. 
NOUNS. 

ar  tif  i  cer 
cer  tif  i  cate    ^ 
e  pit  o  me 
in  fin  i  live 
me  rid  i  an  ^ 
ob  liv  i  on 
per  cip  i  ent 
pon  tif  i  cate 
re  $id  u  al 
so  li  ci  tor 
ven  tril  o  qui$m 
ven  tril  o  quist 
ben  e  diction 
con  tra  die  tion 
in  ter  die  tion 
in  ter  mis  sion 
ir  re  li  gion 
ju  ris  die  tion 


The  sound  of  I  as  in/m, 
mal  e  diction 
rec  og  ni  tion 
rem  i  nis  cence 
pan  e  gyr  ic 
met  a  phy$  ics  . 
dis'syl  la  ble  ^ 
tris'yl  la  ble  * 
dys'en  ter  y  X 
po  lyg'a  my 

VERBS. 

ad  min'is  ter 
an  ti  ci  pate 
fe  li  ci  tate 
o  ri  gi  nate 
par  ti  ci  pate 
as  sim  i  late 
com  mi$  er  ate 
de  lin  e  ate 
dis  crim  i  nate 


continued. 

ges  tic'u  late 
ha  bit  u  ate 
in  sin  u  ate 
i  tin  er  ate 
in  vig  or  ate 
ob  lit  er  ate 
re  cip  ro  cate 
re  frig  er  ate 
re  it  er  ate 
e  pit  o  mize 

ADJ.  and  NOUNS. 

mil'i  ta  ry 
bel  lig'er  ent 
o  rig  i  nal 
de  riv  a  tive 

ADJ.  and  VERBS. 

ar  tic'u  late 
de  lib  er  ate 
pre  cip  i  tate 


EXERCISE  119. 


ADJECTIVES. 

(te  na  cious         of  our  rep  u  ta'tion 
\per  ti  na' cious   in  our  o  pin' ions 
Jin  differ  ent     to  the  sue  cess' 
Ire  gard'less        of  the  es  ti  ma' tion 
in  bus'i  ness 


( pros 'per  ous 
\.suc  cess'fal 
(de  prav'i  ty 
\dep  ra  vd'tion 

NOUNS. 

fcomplai  sance 
-<  defer  ence 
(.con  de  seen' sion 
( com  pie'  tion       of  our  plans 
\con  sum  ma  tion    "     wish'es 
(ac  com'plish  ment  "     pur'po  ses 
\ful  fill' ment         "     prom'is  es 


in  the  man' age  ment 
of  char'ac  ter 
"  mor'als 


li  e'quals 
"  in  fe'ri  ors 
"  su  pe'ri  ors 


NOUNS. 
(changes 
Iva  ri'e  ties 
(vi  cis'si  tudes 
( gains 
^profits 
(e  mol'u  ments 


(re  form' 
\ref  or  m 
(rec'ti  tU( 
\up' right 


of  cir'cum  stan  ces 

"  tem'per  a  ture 

"  fort'une 

"  mer'chan  disc' 

"  bus'i  ness 

"  office 

in  gov'ern  ment 


ef  or  ma  tion    of  a  bu'ses 

of  his  in  ten'tions 


.up' right  ness   il     char'ac  ter 
(oc  ca 'sion          for  re  joic'ing 
(op  por  tuni  ty  "  re  venge' 
(in  e  quail  ty      of  num'bers 
\dispari  ty         "  cir'cum  stan  ces 
(force  *'  cir'cum  stan  ces 

\vi'o  lence      of  our  pas'sions 


pique,  s6n,  do,  wolf,  rude,  fyll,  an"ger,  vi"cious ;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON 

150.     The  sound  of  o 

as  in  old. 

ADJECTIVES. 

la  bo'ri  ous 

NOUNS. 

a  dor'a  ble 

me  lo  di  ous       0 

di  plo'ma  cj 

con  trol  la  ble 

no  to  ri  ous 

di  plo  ma  tist 

de  plor  a  ble 

op  pro  bri  ous 

em  po  ri  um 

re  stor  a  ble 

ux  o  ri  ous 

en  co  mi  um 

ap  proach  a  ble 

vie  to  ri  ous     * 

eu  lo  gi  um 

sup  port  a  ble 

sym  pho  ni  ous 

op  pro  bri  um 

cen  so  ri  ous 

ap  pro  pri  ate 

his  to  ri  an 

com  mo  di  ous 

col  lo  qui  al   * 

me  mo  ri  al  ^ 

er  ro  ne  ous 

de  mo  ni  ac 

in  de  co'rum 

fe  lo  ni  ous 

he  ro  ic  al 

re  in  force'ment 

har  mo  ni  ous 

re  stor  a  tive 

vir  tu  o'so 

EXERCISE  120. 


NOUNS. 

fso  bri'e  ty  of  de  port' ment 

•4  tern' per  ance        in  eat'ing 
(mod  er  a'tion  of  our  de  sires' 
(ma  te'ri  als       of  a  build' ing 
•N  mat'ter  for  de  lib  er  a'tion 

\sub'ject  of  con  ver  sa'tion 

(ex  hi  bition         "  paint' ings 
•<  rep  re  sen  ta'tion  "  death 
(specta  cle        of  a  bat' tie 
(foundation    of  his  fort' une 


<  grounds 
(basis 
(blemish 
}  defect' 
(fault 
f  moist' ure 
-t  hu  mid'i  ty 
(damp' ness 
f  wonders 
J  mir'a  cles 
(prod'i  gies 
.'  meet' ing 


com  plaint' 
of  all  ex'cel  lence 
in  the  en  grav'ing 
"    in'stru  ment 
"     work' man  ship 
of  the  bod'y 
"    at'mos  phere 
"     cel'lar 
are  naYu  ral 
"  su  per  nat'u  ral 
"   im  ag'in  a  ry 
for  pray'er 


J  con"gre  gallon     of  CArfs'tians 

\parlia  ment         "  Eng'land 

{ congress        of  the  Uni'ted  States 


NOUNS. 

{ex  am  in  a'tion  of  the  wit' ness 
search  for  trgas'ures 

(in  qui'ry         into  the  caus'es 
\in  ves  tigd'tion  of  the  subject 
(differ  en  ces         in  dis  po  si"tion 
•<  dis  tinctions  "  so  ci'e  ty 

(dis  sim  i  Idr'i  ty     of  forms 
(en  joy' ment  "  mu'sic 

\grat  ifi  cation  of  our  ap'pe  tites 
'a  mends'  for  our  faults 

re  mu  ner  a'tion  "      ser'vi  ces 
re  qui'tal         for  the  kind' ness 
scorn  pen  sa'tion    "     in'ju  ries 
Preparation        "      wrongs 
(res  ti  tu'tion  of  prop'er  ty 

cad  di"tion          to  our  la'bors 
\aug  ment  a'tion  of  our  re  sour' ces 
/  ac  com'plish  ment11     de  sires' 
\completion          "    plans 
j  con  sum  ma'tion   "     hopes 
'  ful  fill' ment          of  proph'e  cy 
/  dc'ri  mo  ny       of  the  dis'pu  tants 
J  harsh' ness  "      re  proof 

j  tart' ness  of  his  re  ply' 

as  pSr'i  ty  "     tern' per 


KEY.  — u,  5,  long,  a,  e,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fill,  fust,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird, 


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LESSON 
ADJECTIVES. 

fton'or  a  ry 
sol  i  ta  ry 
vol  un  ta  ry 
con  quer  a  ble 
Aon  or  a  ble 
hos  pi  ta  ble 
prof  it  a  ble 
tol  er  a  ble 
prom  is  so  ry 
ab  dom'in  al 
his  tor  ic  al 
sym  bol  ic  al 
ca  non  ic  al 
me  thod  ic  al 


i5i.     The  sound  of  o  as 

a  nom/a  lous 
•  a  non  y  mous 
i  dol  a  trous 
mo  not  o  nous 
sy  non  y  mous 
de  mon  stra  ble 
re  $olv  a  ble 
re  spon  si  ble 
de  mon  stra  tive 
im  pol  i  tic 
pre  dom  i  nant 
al  le  gor'ic 
a  pos  tol  ic 
e  co  nom  ic 
phi  lo  soph  ic 


in  not. 

NOUNS. 

continent  a  ry 
com  mis  sa  ry 
cor  ol  la  ry 
com  pe  ten  cy 
con  tro  ver  sy 
con  tu  ma  cy 
ob  du  ra  cy 
ob  sti  na  cy 
prof  li  ga  cy 
com  mon  al  ty 
mon  as  ter  y 
oc  cu  pan  cy 
or  a  to  ry 
prom  on  to  ry 


EXERCISE  121. 


NOUNS. 

frav'a  ges  of  dis  ease' 

J  des  o  lation      of  our  dwell'ings 
(.dev  as  td'tion       "     coun'try 
fre  gard'  for  our  rep  u  ta'tion 

•<  so  ll'd  tude         "      safe'ty 
(.con  cern'  "     wel'fare 

(ex  uber  ance          of  veg  e  ta'tion 
(.lux  uri  ance  "  im  ag  in  a'tion 

(form  "  wor'ship 

)  cSr'e  mo  ny  "  kneeTing 

|  rite  ' '  con  firm  a/tion 

I  ob  serv'ance      of  the  Sab' bath 
(cessation  of  hos  til' i  ties 

•\in  ter  mis' sion        *'  la'bor 
(-in  terruption  of  the  pro  ceed'ings 
jquick'ness  of  ap  pre  hSn'sion 

(.swift' ness          of  an  aYrow 
(shock  "    earth'quake 

(.con  cus'  sion      of  the  brain 
(  effects'  of  in  tem'per  ance 

(con'se  quen  ces       "  dis  Aon'est  y 


NOUNS. 

(conjuncture        of  cir'cum  stan  ces 
\cn  sis  in  af  fairs' 

far'  ti  cles  of  a  gree' ment 

•<  con  dftions    of  the  lease 
(terms  of  sur  ren'der 

fac  quire' ments      **  lit'er  a  ture 
^ac  qui  si'tions      "  fort'une 
(.at  tain  ments       in  ^no^l'edge 
(  advance'        of  the  ar' my 
•Jprog'ress  "     siege 

(.ad  vance'ment  of  our  in' ter  ests 
(ires' pass        on  our  prop'er  ty 
\trans  gres'  sion  of  the  law 
be  nev'o  lence       of  dis  po  si'tion 

"  man'ners 

"  e'vil 

"  con  so  la'tion 

to  drink'ing 

"  ly'ing 

"  er'ror 

"  ex  trav'a  gance 


(or' \ 
(sou 


be  nig'ni  ty 

or' i  gin 

source 
i  pro  pen  si  ty 
j  prone ness 
I  ten' den  cy 
(in  cli  nation 


pique,  son,  di3,  wolf,  rade,  full,  an"ger,  vi^cious;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON  152,     The  sound  of  o  as  in  not, 
zo  ol'o  gy 
a  pos  ta  sy 
hy  poc  ri  sy 
de  moc  ra  cy 
de  spond  en  cy 
the  oc  ra  cy 
*  a  tro  ci  ty 


NOUNS. 

ac  com'plish  ment 
ac  knowl  edg  ment 
as  ton  ish  ment 
e  mol  u  ment 
pre  dom  i  nance 
a  nom  a  ly 
mo  nop  o  ly 
a  pol  o  gy 
as  trol  o  gy 
e^ro  nol  o  gy 
dox  ol  o  gy 
ge  ol  o  gy 
phi  lol  o  gy 
the  ol  o  gy 


Xve  lo  ci  ty 
j  fe  ro  city 
*ma  jor  i  ty 
^au  thor  i  ty 
^  com  mod  i  ty 
f  mi  nor  i  ty 
'  /  pri  or  i  ty 
j*  ver  bos  i  ty 


continued, 
bi  og'ra  phy 
ge  og  ra  phy 
li  thog  ra  phy 
or  thog  ra  phy 
ste  nog  ra  phy 
to  pog  ra  phy 
phi  los  o  phy 
e  con  o  my 
ge  om  e  try 
i  dol  a  try 
ma  hog  a  ny 
mo  not  o  ny 
as  tron  o  my 
a  poc  ry  pha 
a  pos  tro  phe 


it  ex  cites' 
we  ex  press' 
"  ac  quire'          a 
"  man'i  fest     our 
44  en  coun'ter     a 
"  sur  mount'     an 
"  re  move'         " 
"  en  gage'         in 
"  write  a 

"  ap  point'         " 
ur'gent  in  our 

©  ver  come'  by  the 


EXERCISE  122. 
NOUNS. 

the  coun'try 
"  shop'keep-er 


J  dis  sat  is  faction 
i  |  dis  taste 
\  dis  pleas' ure 
(difficulty 
•s  ob'sta  cle 
(.im  ped'i  ment 
(con  ver  sa'tion 
<  di'a  logue 
^con'fer  ence 
f  so  li  ci  tations 
\im  por  tu'ni  ties 


has 


man  u  fact'ur  er  " 
sculp' tor  is  an 

black' smith  " 
man  u  fact'ur  er  u 
sin  cer'i  ty  of  his 
warmth 

vi'o  lence          " 
bit' ter  ness        " 
se  ver'i  ty          " 
his  ill-nat'ured 


NOUNS. 

corn  mod'i  ties 
3  goods 
(wares 
(art'ist 
<  art'i  san 
(.ar  tlfi  cer 
(friend' ship 
<affec tion 
Uove 
(i'ron  y 
•<  sarcasm 
\sat'ire 


ir  rec  on  cil'a  ble  fdi  ver' si  ty  of  o  pin'ions  was  ex  hib'it  ed 

sin"gu  lar  <vari'ety  "  rea'sons  "   offered 

ri  dic'u  lous  \jned' ley  "  or'na  ments  "   dis  played' 

en  coun'ter  ^diffi  cul  ties        in  con  duct' ing  the  bus'i  ness 

ex  pe'ri  ence          (.em  bar'rass  ments ll  meet' ing  our  en  gage'ments 
form' ing           the  f  de  sign'               of  a  his  tor'ic  al  paint' ing 

ma  tur'ing         "  -J  plan  "   mil'i  ta  ry  cam  paign' 

de  vis' ing  a  ( scheme  for  rais'ing  mon'ey 

KEY.  — a,  e,  long,  a,  e,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fnll,  fftst,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird, 


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135 


LESSON  153. 
NOUNS. 

ba  rom'e  ter 
ther  mom  e  ter 
€/iro  nom  e  ter 

ex  po$  i  tor 
co$  mop  o  lite 
the  od  o  lite 
ge  ol  o  gist 
hy  pot  e  nu$e 
hy  poth  e  sis 
me  trop  o  lis 
i  dol  a  ter 
phe  nom  e  non 
phe  nom  e  na 


The  sound  of  o  as  in 
phle  bot'o  my 
pre  rog  a  tive 
rhi  no  ce  ros     ^ 
cor  res  pond'ence 
par  e  gor'ic 

VERBS. 

\  ac  com'mo  date 
cor  rob  o  rate 
co  op  e  rate 
de  nom  in  ate 
ex  post  u  late 
in  oc  u  late 
•?  in  tox  i  cate 
pre  dom  i  nate 
pre  pon  der  ate 


not,  continued. 

ap  prox'i  mate  * 
prog  nos  ti  cate 
con  sol  i  date 
a  pol  o  gize 
e  con  o  mize 
im  pov  er  ish 
per  son  i  fy 

ADJ.  and  NOUNS. 

cop'u  la  tive    • 
op'er  a  tive 
nom'i  na  tive 
mon'i  to  ry 
cor  re  spond'ent 

ADJ., N.,  and  V. 

con  glom  er  ate 


sud'den 
wast'ing 
the  sen' a  tors 
their  speech' es 


EXERCISE  123. 

*  vi'o  lence          brings 
time  works 

were  greet' ed     with  loud 
"    re  ceived'     "   great 


th 


the  dep  ri  va'tion     of  health          is  a  h&zv'y 
"   des  o  la'tion  of  the  coun'try   was  a  dread'ful 


"   burn'ing 

;<   singe' ing 

(faction 


ves'sel 
of  his  eye' brows 

de  notes' 

\par'ty  im  plies' 

(an  i  mad  ver'sion    in  eludes' 
\crit' i  cisrn  re  quires' 

VERBS. 


NOUNS. 

(de  struc'tion 
s  (ruin 

(ac  cla  ma'tions 
\ap  plause' 

/mis  fort' une 
ca  lam'i  ty 


mel'an  chol  y  \  dis  as' ter 
triv'i  al  (^mis  hap' 

se'cret  macA  i  na'tions 

con  flict'ing       o  pin'ions  . 
cen'sure       and  re  proof 
scru'ti  ny      "   judg'ment 

VERBS. 


Buffer 
-.  en  dure' 
(bear 
(re  hVarse' 
(re  capit'u  late 
(de  mol'ish 
<dis  man' tie 
(.de  stroy 


in  con  ven  ience 

tort'ures 

bur' dens 
the  sto'ry 
"    ev'i  dence 
"    build'ing 
"    for' tress 
"    for  ti  fi  ca'tion 


(op  pose 
(with  stand' 
{stated 
•<  named 
(men'tioned 
^dis  turb' 
•<  in  ter  rupt' 
\troub' les 


the  prop  o  si'tion 
"    en  treat'ies 
"    ques'tion 
*'    a  mount' 
"    cir'cum  stan  ces 
"    tran  quil'li  ty 
"    con  ver  sa'tion 
his  con' science 


,  s6n,  do,  wolf,  rdde,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious;  €  as  k,  £  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


136  WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


LESSON  154.    The  sound  of  u  as  in  mute. 


ADJECTIVES. 

di  lu'vi  al 

NOUNS. 

cu'li  na  ry 
nu  mer  a  ry 

mer  cu  ri  al        + 

bi  tu  min  ous  * 

du'bi  ous  ness 
ju  di  ca  ture 

nu  ga  to  ry 
nu  mer  a  ble 

gra  tu  i  tous 
in  ju  ri  ous  ^' 

lu  mi  na  ry      * 
nu  mer  a  tor  * 

su  per  a.  ble 

lu  gu  bri  ous 

al  lu'vi  um 

ex  cu'$a  ble 

lux  u  ri  ous 

ef  flu  vi  um 

con  fu  ta  ble 

pe  nu  ri  ous 

an  nu  i  ty 

de  du  ci  ble 

sa  lu  bri  ous  * 

com  mu  ni  ty 

im  pu  ta  ble 

sul  phu  re  ous 

ere  du  li  ty 

in  cu  ra  ble 

vo  lu  min  ous  S 

fa  tu  i  ty 

re  du  ci  ble 

in  tu  i  tive 

fu  tu  ri  ty 

al  lu  vi  al 

un  du  ti  ful 

gar  ru  li  ty 

^on  nu  bi  al 

un  u$  u  al 

gra  tu  i  ty 

EXERCISE  124. 


VERBS.                                                               VEEBS. 

(counten  ance     the  de  sign' 

(o  ver  come'          by  af  fJic'tions 

(favor                "   un  der  tak'ing 

(o  ver  whelmed'     "  distress' 

(gape                 with  as  ton'ish  ment 

(per  sudd'ed    by  the  ar'gu  ments 

•<  stare                  "    im  per'ti  nence 

(en  ticed'             li     ar'ti  fice 

(gaze                   "    ad  mi  ra'tion 

(dis  like'              the  con'  duct 

(pro  mul'gate         a  de  cree' 

(dis  approve'  of  the  pro  ceed'ings 

(di  vulge'             the  pro  ceed'ings 

(de  vot'ed              to  pleas'ure 

(confirms            "    sus  pi'cion 

(ad  dict'ed             "  in  tem'per  ance 

}cor  rob'o  rates    "    tes'ti  mo  ny 

(mis  con'strue      his  ac'tions 

(es  tab'lish  es      "    prin'ci  pie 

(mis  in  ter'pret    the  Script'  ures 

fan  nounce'      to  the  com'  pa  ny 

(par  take'     .    of  the  re  fresh'  ments 

•<pro  claim'          "     neigh'bor  hood 

(par  if  ci  pate  in  the  pleas'  ures 

(pub'lish             "     world 

(con  ceive'            the  ex  ist'ence 

(compelled'         by  mo'tives 

(un  der  stand'       "   rea'son 

\forced'                ll  cir'cum  stan  ces 

(apprehend'        "   difficulty 

Co  bilged'              "  ne  ces'  si  ty 

(comprehend'      *'   mean'ing 

(com  muni  cate        in  tel'li  gence 

(as  sume'               "   au  thor'i  ty 

(impart'             our  sor'rows 

(appropriate      "   prop'er  ty 

(baffled       by  the  per  se  ver'  ance 

(fulfilled'           his  prom'is  es 

(de  feat'ed        "      re  sist'ance 

lac  com'plislied    the  un  der  tak'ing 

(dis  con  cert'ed  "      sar'casm 

(con  trib'ute   to  their  com'forts 

\conf  ound'ed    "      dec  la  ra'tion 

(min'  is  ter          "      ne  ces'si  ties 

KEY.  —  a,  u,  long,  a,  e,  short,  etc.,  filr,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  b;rd, 


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137 


LESSON  155, 
NOUNS. 

cen  tu'ri  on 
com  mu  ni  cant 
en  thu  $i  a$m 
en  thu  $i  ast 
ini  mu  ni  ty 
im  pu  ni  ty 
im  pu  ri  ty 
ma  tu  ri  ty 
ob  scu  ri  ty 
se  cu  ri  ty 
sa  lu  bri  ty  *•" 
va  cu  i  ty 
te  nu  i  ty 


The  sound  of  u  as  in  mute,  continued, 
lux  u/ri  ance 
pro  tu  ber  ance 
co  ad  ju'tor 
con  sti  tu'tion 
con  tri  bu  tion 
des  ti  tu  tion 
dis  so  lu  tion 
dis  tri  bu  tion, 
el  o  cu  tion 
in  sti  tu  tion 
per  se  cu  tion 
re$  o  lu  tion 
res  ti  tu  tion 


rev  o  lu  tion 


VERBS. 

ac  cu/mu  late 
ad  ju  di  cate 
com  mu  ni  cate 
il  lu  mi  nate 
re  mu  ner  ate 
re  pu  di  ate 
vi  tu  per  ate 

ADVERBS. 

nu'mer  ous  ly 
beau'ti  ful  ly 
in  se  cure'ly 

ADJ.  and  V. 

in  fu'ri  ate 


LESSON  156,     The  sound  of  u  as  in  but. 


ADJECTIVES. 

com  biis'ti  ble 

pro  fund'i  ty 

custom  a  ry 

cor  rupt  i  ble 

ro  tund  i  ty 

pul  mo  na  ry 

in  cul  pa  ble 

re  ful  gen  cy 

sumpt  u  a  ry 

ca  lum  ni  ous 

re  luc  tan  cy 

pun  ish  a  ble 

il  lus  tri  ous 

tri  um  vi  rate 

suf  fer  a  ble 

-4n  dus  tri  ous 

sumpt'u  ous  ness 

ut  ter  a  ble 

/  tu  mult  u  ous 

VERBS. 

vul  ner  a  ble 

NOUNS. 

a  dul'ter  ate 

com  pul'so  ry 

in  cum  ben  cy 

ca  lum  ni  ate 

pe  nult'i  mate 

re  dun  dan  cy 

re  sus  ci  tate 

EXERCISE  125. 


VERBS. 


the 
(i 

rain'bow 
so  ci'e  ty 
gov'ern  merits 

is  (  formed 
was  <  com  posed' 
are  {con'  sti  tu  ted 

their  schemes 

were  f  defeat'  ed 

if 

en  deav'ors 

11    Ifrus'tra  ted 

<( 

ex  pect  a'tions 

"     \dis  ap  point'  ed 

we 

(guar  an  tee' 

the    per  form'ance 

a 

\war'rant 

"      ar'ti  cles 

pique,  son,  d5,  wolf,  rftde,  full,  an"ger,  vi^cious ;  €  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the, 


138  WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


LESSON  157.     The  sound  of  e  as  in  her. 


ADJECTIVES. 

mer'ce  na  ry 
per  me  a  ble 
ser  vice  a  ble 
ter  min  a  ble 
con  vert'i  ble 
de  ter  min  ate 
im  per  ti  nent 
sub  serv  i  ent 
im  per  son  al 
im  per  vi  ous 
pre  $erv  a  tive 
su  per  la  tive 
pro  verb  i  al 
su  per  flu  ous 
un  mer  ci  ful 
u  ni  ver'sal 


NOUNS. 

fer'til  i  zer 
per  ma  nen  cy 
per  pe  tra  tor 
per  se  cu  tor 
per  son  a  tor 
ad  ver'si  ty 
di  ver  si  ty 
e  mer  gen  cy 
e  ter  ni  ty 
fra  ter  ni  ty 
un  cer  tain  ty     f 
ad  ver  tn$e  ment 
al  ter  na  tive 
im  per  ti  nence 
in  ter  pret  er     * 
hy  per  bo  le 


VEBBS. 

di  ver'si  fy 
ex  ter  mi  nate 
re  ver  ber  ate 
an  i  mad  vert' 

ADVEKBS. 

mer'ci  ful  ly 
mer  ci  less  ly 
per  son  al  ly 
per  ma  nent  ly 
al  ter'nate  ly 
con  cern  ed  ly 
de  $erv  ed  ly 
fra  ter  nal  ly 
ex  ter  nal  ly 
in  ter  nal  ly 
im  per  feet  ly 


IX.  WORDS  OF  FIVE  SYLLABLES. 

LESSON  158.     The  long  sounds  of  the  vowels. 

in  con  cezv'a  ble      com  mu'ni  ca  tive 


ADJECTIVES. 

in  va'ri  a  ble 
un  fa'vor  a  ble 
con  sen  ta'ne  ous 
in  stan  ta'ne  ous 
mis  eel  la'ne  ous 


pres  by  te'ri  an 
in  vi'o  la  ble 
rec  on  cil'a  ble 
cer  e  mo'ni  ous 
in  com  mo'di  ous 
sub  ter  ra'ne  ous  Vjner  i  to'ri  ous 
un  en  ter  tain'ing     par  si  mo'ni  ous 
un  rea'$on  a  ble  ^*  ed  i  to'ri  al 

die  ta  to'ri  al 
N.  ter  ri  to'ri  al 
^  mat  ri  mo'ni  al 
in  sup  port'a  ble 
in  ap  pro'pri  ate 


dis  a  gree'a  ble 
im  ma  te'ri  al 
in  ex  pe'di  ent 
min  is  te'ri  al 
ir  re  triev'a  ble 


in  nu'mer  a  ble 
pe  cun'i  a  ry 
in  ex  cu'$a  ble 

NOUNS. 

per  i  cra'ni  um 
ad  min  is  tra' tor  / 
ad  min  is  tra'tion  / 
in  ex  pe'ri  ence 
con  tra  ri'e  ty 
im  pro  pri'e  ty 
no  to  ri'e  ty 
hy  dro  pho'bi  a    > 
tes  ti  mo'ni  al    / 


KEY. —a,  e,  long,  a,  e,  short,  etc.,  fiir,  fare,  fgll,  fust,  what,  there,  hor,  prey,  bjrd, 


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LESSON  159. 

NOUNS. 


am  bi  gu'i  ty 
as  si  du  i  ty 
con  ti  gu  i  ty 
con  ti  nu  i  ty 
in  ge  nu  i  ty  . 
per  pe  tu  i  ty 
per  spi  cu  i  ty 
su  per  flu  i  ty 
im  por  tu  ni  ty  x 
op  por  tu  ni  ty  -*" 
in  ere  du  li  ty 

VERB. 


The  long  sounds  of  the  vowels,  continued. 

com  mo'di  ous  ly  ' 


gre  ga'ri  ous  ly 
pre  ca  ri  ous  ly 
spon  ta  ne  ous  ly 
in  va  ri  a  bly  v 
ad  van  ta'geous  ly 
ab  ste'mi  ous  ly 
im  pe  ri  ous  ly 
mys  te  ri  ous  ly 
dis  a  gree'a  bly 
un  ad  vi$  ed  ly 
un  di  vid  ed  ly 
ex  pe'di  ent  ly 


har  mo  ni  ous  ly 
in  glo  ri  ous  ly 
la  bo  ri  ous  ly 
me  16  di  ous  ly 
no  to  ri  ous  ly 
op  pro  bri  ous  ly 
for  tu  i  tous  ly 
gra  tu  i  tous  ly 
in  ju  ri  ous  ly 
pe  nu  ri  ous  ly 

ADJ.  and  NOUNS. 

cer  e  mo'ni  al 


ex  com  mu  ni  cate   im  me  di  ate  ly  \      tes  ti  mo  ni 
LESSON  leo.     The  short  sounds  of  the  vowels. 


al 


ADJECTIVES. 

de  clam'a  to  ry 
de  fam  a  to  ry 
ex  clam  a  to  ry 
ex  plan  a  to  ry 
in  flam  ma  to  ry 
de  clar  a  to  ry 
pre  par  a  to  ry 
in  hab  it  a  ble 
in  val  u  a  ble 
un  char  i  ta  ble 
un  fash  ion  a  ble 
cir  cum  am'bi  ent 
dem  o  crat  ic  al 
em  blem  at  ic  al 
sys  tern  at  ic  al 
typ  o  graph  ic  al 
in  com  pat  i  ble 


com  mem'o  ra  ble 
in  ex  o  ra  ble 
ir  rev  o  ca  ble 
im  pen  e  tra  ble 
in  es  ti  ma  ble 
in  ev  i  ta  ble 
in  sep  ar  a  ble 
in  el  i  gi  ble  — ~ 
in  tel  li  gi  ble  -* 
con  tern  po  ra  ry 
he  red  i  ta  ry 
com  mem  o  ra  tive 
ac  a  dem'ic  al 
ep  i  dem  ic  al 
al  pha  bet  ic  al 
at  mo  spher  ic  al 
di  a  met  ri  cal 
ev  an  gel  ic  al 


corn  pre  hen 'si  ble  " 
im  per  cep  ti  ble  *• 
in  ex  pres  si  ble  — 
rep  re  hen  si  ble  •— > 
in  con  test  a  ble    ^ 
in  dis  pen  sa  ble 
ex  per  i  ment'al 
con  sid'er  a  ble    «* 
in  dis'pu  ta  ble 
in  dis  so  lu  ble 
de  lib  er  a  tive 
dis  crim  i  na  tive 
pre  lim  i  na  ry 
pro  hib  i  to  ry 
hyp  o  critic  al 
par  ti  cip  i  al 
sci  en  tif  ic  al 
il  le  git  i  mate 


son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious ;  e  as  k,  g  as  j,  $  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


pique, 


HO 


WILLSON'S  LAKGER  SPELLEK. 


LESSON  161.     The 

ADJECTIVES. 

in  ar  tic'u  late 
in  sig  nif  i  cant 
ir  re  $ist  i  ble 
con  tra  die  to  ry 
o  dor  if  er  ous 
per  pen  die  u  lar 
plan  $i  bil  i  ty 
pos  si  bil  i  ty 
prob  a  bil  i  ty 
con  sol'a  to  ry 
de  rog  a  to  ry 
in  vol  un  ta  ry 
in  cor  ri  gi  ble 
in  hos  pi  ta  ble 
in  tol  er  a  ble 


short  sounds  of  the 

e  co  nom/ie  al 
ap  os  tol  ic  al 
di  a  bol  ic  al 
par  a  dox  i  cal 
phil  o  soph  ic  al 
in  suffer  a  ble 
in  vul'ner  a  ble 
in  cor  rupt'i  ble 
in  tro  diic'to  ry*** 
su  per  a  bun  dant 

NOUNS. 

vo  cab'u  la  ry  "" 
car  a  van'sa  ry 
gen  e  al'o  gy 
gen  er  al  i  ty 
im  mor  al  i  ty 


vowels,  continued, 
prod  i  gal'i  ty 
pop  u  lar  i  ty  ( 
reg  u  lar  i  ty 
sim  i  lar  i  ty 
prin  ci  pal  i  ty 
con  fed'er  a  cy 
de  gen  er  a  cy 
ef  fern  i  na  cy 
in  vet  er  a  cy 
in  f  i  del'i  ty 
in  sin  cer'i  ty 
par  al  lei  o  gramx* 
pri  mo  gen  i  ture 
a  man  u  en'sis 
su  per  in  tend'ence** 
le  git'i  ma  cy 


LESSON  162.     The  short  sounds  of  the  vowels,  continued. 


NOUNS. 

ar  is  toc'ra  cy 

de  f  in'i  tive  ly 

af  fa  bil'i  ty 

trig  o  nom  e  try 

de  lib  er  ate  ly 

dis  a  bil  i  ty 

lex  i  cog  ra  pher 

di  min  u  tive  ly 

du  ra  bil  i  ty 

de  nom'i  na  tor 

dis  trib  u  tive  ly 

in  sta  bil  i  ty 

re  po$'i  to  ry 

in  dif  fer  ent  ly 

in  a  bil  i  ty 

ADVEBBS. 

mag  nif  i  cent  ly 

ver  sa  til  i  ty 

com  par'a  tive  ly 

par  tic  u  lar  ly  v 

cred  i  bil  i  ty 

e  lab  o  rate  ly 

po  lit  i  cal  ly  >* 

flex  i  bil  i  ty 

ex  trav  a  gant  ly\ 

pre  cip  i  tant  ly 

sen  si  bil  i  ty 

mag  nan  i  mous  ly 

re  cip  ro  cal  ly 

e  qua  nim  i  ty 

mi  rac  u  lous  ly 

ri  die  u  lous  ly  % 

an  i  mos  i  ty 

ir  reg  u  lar  ly 

in  dus'tri  ous  ly  s 

cu  ri  os  i  ty 

im  per  cep'ti  bly 

ADJ.  and  NOUNS. 

gen  er  os  i  ty 

in  de  pen  dent  ly 

dis  pen'sa  to  ry 

me  di  oc  ri  ty 

con  sid'er  a  bly 

in  cen'di  a  ry  \ 

et  y  mol  o  gy 

con  sid  er  ate  ly 

pe  ri  od  i  cal 

KEY.  —a,  e,  Ung,  a,  e,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  proy,  bird, 


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X.  WORDS  OF  SIX  AND  SEVEN  SYLLABLES. 
LESSON  163.     1st.  Long  sounds  of  the  vowels. 

NOUNS. 

dis  ci  plin  a'ri  an 
val  e  tu  di  na'ri  an 
uu  rea'son  a  ble  ness 
en  cy  clo  pe'di  a 
dis  a  gree'a  ble  ness 
cer  e  mo'ni  ous  ness 
par  si  mo'ni  ous  ness 
pre  des  ti  na'ri  an 


ADJECTIVES. 
ex  tern  po  ra'ne  ous 
med  i  ter  ra'ne  an 
het  er  o  ge'ne  ous 
ir  re  me'di  a  ble 
gu  ber  na  to'ri  al 
me  di  a  to'ri  al 
an  te  di  lu'vi  an 
su  per  nu'mer  a  ry 


V 


ADVERBS. 

in  stan  ta'ne  ous  ly 
co  tern  po  ra'ne  ous  ly 
ex  tern  po  ra'ne  ous  ly 
im  ma  te'ri  al  ly 
in  con  ven'ient  ly 
cer  e  mo'ni  ous  ly 
in  cor  po're  al  ly 
mer  i  to'ri  ous  ly 


2d.  Short  sounds  of  the  vowels. 


in  de  f  at'i  ga  ble 

"***  un  char'i  ta  ble  ness 

em  blem  at'ic  al  ly 

su  per  an'nu  a  ted 

im  ma  te  ri  al'i  ty 

sat  is  fac'to  ri  ly 

*» 

un  in  hab'it  a  ble 

per  pen  die  u  lar'i  ty 

al  pha  bet'i  cal  ly 

a  ris  to  crat'ic  al 

con  ge  ni  al'i  ty 

di  a  met'ri  cal  ly 

LESSON  164; 

Short  sounds  of  the  vowels,  continued. 

ADJECTIVES. 

gen  er  al  is'si  mo 

in  com  pres  si  bil'i  ty 

un  sat  is  fac'to  ry 

im  mu  ta  bil'i  ty 

in  di  vis  i  bil'i  ty 

rec  om  mgnd'a  to  ry 

\  im  pos  si  bil'i  ty 

ADVERBS. 

^ 

in  com  pre  hen'si  ble 

in  cred  i  bil'i  ty 

ex  per  i  ment'al  ly 

V 

in  con  sid'er  a  ble 

in  fal  li  bil'i  ty 

an  a  lyt'i  cal  ly 

hi  e  ro  glyph'  ic  al 

in  flex  i  bil'i  ty 

hyp  o  crit'i  cal  ly 

NOUNS. 

•  in  sen  si  bil'i  ty 

in  con  sid'er  ate  ly 

dis  sim  i  lar'i  ty 

in  vis  i  bil'i  ty 

in  dis  crim'i  nate  ly 

in  stru  ment  al'i  ty 

*"**-  re  spect  a  bil'i  ty 

al  le  gor'i  cal  ly 

\ 

ir  reg  u  lar'i  ty 

per  cep  ti  bil'i  ty 

cat  e  gor'i  cal  ly 

ma  te  ri  al'i  t  y 

sus  cep  ti  bil'i  ty 

an  a  tom'i  cal  ly 

u  ni  ver  sal'i  ty 

*"***•  in  ter  rog'a  to  ry 

as  tro  nom'i  cal  ly 

*** 

pe  cu  li  ar'i  ty 

im  pen  e  tra  bil'i  ty 

in  ter  rog'a  tive  ly 

-— 

su  per  in  tgnd'en  cy 

im  prac  ti  ca  bil'i  ty 

phil  o  soph'i  cal  ly 

il  le  git'i  ma  cy 

in  com  pat  i  bil'i  ty 

par  a  dox'i  cal  ly 

XL  WORDS   ALIKE  IN   SOUND,  BUT  UNLIKE  IN   SPELLING 
AND  SIGNIFICATION. 

SUGGESTIONS. — 1st.  In  Lesson  165,  let  the  teacher  pronounce  the  word, 
and  let  the  pupils  spell  both  the  noun  and  the  verb,  designating  each. 

2d.  The  teacher  may  next  go  over  the  lesson  in  the  following  manner. 
Let  him  pronounce  either  a  noun  or  a  verb  in  any  part  of  the  lesson,  and 
let  a  pupil  spell  it,  and  the  word  with  which  it  is  connected.  Thus,  the 
teacher  says,  "flee,  a  verb."  The  pupil  spells  it,  and  also  spells  "fie  a, 
flea,  a  noun." 

In  Lesson  166,  let  the  pupil,  when  one  of  the  connected  words  is  pro- 
pique,  son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious ;  «  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  aa  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


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nounced,  and  the  part  of  speech  named,  to  which  it  belongs,  spell  both  of 
the  words. 

Lesson  167,  and  the  subsequent  lessons,  may  be  gone  over  in  the  follow- 
ing manner.  The  teacher  pronounces  the  word  bale,  for  example.  The 
pupil  spells  "  b  a  le,  bale ;  b  a  i  /,  bail,  nouns :  b  a  I  e,  bale,  a  verb." 

The  "Exercises"  at  the  bottom  of  the  pages  are  to  be  dictated  to  the 
pupils  for  writing.  As  these  do  not  contain  all  the  words  in  the  spelling 
lessons,  it  would  be  well  for  the  pupils  to  write  out  similar  exercises  for  the 
balance  of  the  words,  by  the  aid  of  their  dictionaries. 

LESSON  165. 


NOUNS. 

VERBS. 

NOUNS. 

VERBS. 

NOUNS. 

VERBS. 

Ale 

Ail 

Frieze 

Freeze 

Reed 

Read 

Adz 

Adds 

Flue 

Flew 

Wretch 

Retch 

Aught 

Ought 

Gwest 

Guessed 

Rote 

Wrote 

Ball 

Bawl 

Gttild 

Gild 

Sle^rA 

Slay 

Bee 

Be 

Heel 

Heal 

Sea 

See 

Pleas 

Please 

Hue 

Hew 

Tract 

Tracked 

Blende 

Blend 

Kiln 

Kill 

Team 

Teem 

Br6ad 

Bred 

Nose 

Knows 

Tide 

Tied 

Seed 

Cede 

Lane 

Lain 

Throne 

Thrown 

Cell 

Sell 

Lead 

Led 

Toad 

Towed 

Clime 

Climfc 

Lim6 

Lim?z 

Weight 

Wait 

Creek 

Creak 

Maid 

Made 

Waist 

Waste 

Dane 

Deign 

Mist 

Missed 

Wave 

Waive 

Urn 

Earn 

Mode 

Mowed 

Way 

Weigh 

Dust 

Dost 

Nit 

Knit 

Wood 

Would 

Flea 

Flee 

Ode 

Owed 

Cons'  in 

Coz'en 

Al'tar 

Al'ter 

Ber'ry 

Bu'ry 

Greaves 

Grieves 

Les'son 

Les'sen 

Med'al 

Med'dle 

Phrase 

Frays 

EXERCISE  for  Lesson  165. 

What  can  ail  him  ?  He  drank  a  glass  of  ale.  The  sharp  adz.  He  adds 
10  to  the  sum.  For  aught  I  know,  he  ought  to  go.  Hand  me  the  ball.  Do 
not  bawl  so.  Can  it  be  that  the  bee  stung  him?  Listen  to  my  pleas,  if 
you  please.  Blende  is  an  ore  of  zinc.  The  sounds  blend  in  harmony.  A 
loaf  of  bread.  He  was  bred  to  the  profession  of  the  law.  Sow  the  seed. 
Nations  cede  territory  by  treaty.  Will  you  sell  me  the  hermit's  cell?  A 
wintry  clime.  Climb  the  ladder.  He  swam  the  creek.  The  door  creaks  on 
the  hinges.  Will  the  Dane  deign  to  speak  to  me  ?  Fill  the  urn  with  cof- 
fee. Let  him  earn  the  money.  The  priest  stands  at  the  altar.  Alter  your 
course.  It  will  lessen  my  respect  for  him  if  he  will  not  learn  the  lesson. 

Dost  thou  know  that  thou  shall  returnto  dust  ?  Let  the  flea  flee  away. 
The  frieze  of  the  building.  Will  it  freeze  to-night  ?  The  bird/Yew;  up  the 
flue  of  the  chimney.  A  welcome  guest.  He  guessed  wrong.  The  guild, 
or  society,  of  masons.  Let  him  gild  the  ornaments.  Can  you  heal  the 


KEY.  — 


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I  — 
NOUNS 

NOUNS. 

NOUNS. 

NOUNS. 

NOUNS. 

NOUNS. 

Arc 

Ark 

Beer 

Bier 

Links 

Lynx 

Ant 

Aunt 

Feat 

Feet 

Maze 

Maize 

Air 

Heir 

Fir 

Fur 

Mead 

Meed 

^lisle 

Isle 

Furze 

Furs 

Mote 

Moat 

Baize 

Bays 

Fort 

Forte 

Oar 

Ore 

Bell 

Belle 

Gait 

Gate 

Quire 

Choir 

Berth 

Birth 

Hart 

Heart 

Rise 

Rice 

Bow 

Beau 

Hare 

Hair 

Serf 

Surf 

Clause 

Claws 

Him 

Hymn 

Sun 

Son 

Cask 

Casque 

Nave 

Knave 

Tale 

Tail 

Core 

Corps 

Key 

Quay 

Tear 

Tier 

Day 

Dey 

Knight 

Night 

Tun 

Ton 

Dram 

Drachm 

Lee 

Lea 

Yew 

You 

Doe 

Dough 

Li'ar 

Lyre 

Car'  at 

Car  'rot 

Fate 

Fete 

Man'ner 

Man'or 

Col'or 

Culi'er 

Cel'lar 

Sell'er 

Pom'  ace 

Pum'ice 

Eye'  let 

Isl'et 

Ces'sion 

Ses'sion 

Rig'or 

Rig'ger 

Vi'al 

Vi'ol 

Sig'net 

Cyg'net 

Ker'nel 

Colo'nel 

Cym'bal 

Sym'bol 

sore  in  his  heel?  There  was  a  great  hue  and  cry.  Hew  the  timber.  A 
brick-kiln.  Kill  the  vermin.  A  bar  of  lead.  He  led  the  colt.  The  limb 
of  a  tree.  Limn  means,  to  draw  or  paint.  The  maid  made  the  fire.  Ow- 
ing to  the  misty  he  missed  his  way.  A  mode  of  worship.  He  mowed  the 
grass.  The  nit  of  an  insect.  Knit  the  stockings.  Bury  the  ber?°y  in  the 
earth.  He  received  a  medal  for  his  conduct.  Do  not  meddle  with  it.  A 
phrase,  or  short  sentence.  It  frays,  or  rubs,  the  cloth. 

EXERCISE  for  Lesson  166. 

The  arc  of  a  circle.  Noah's  ark.  Aunt  Mary  stepped  on  the  ant.  The 
air  we  breathe.  He  is  heir  to  the  estate.  The  aisle  of  a  church.  An 
isle,  or  island.  Cover  my  table  with  green  baize.  Bays,  a  garland.  Ring 
the  bell.  Belle,  a  gay  young  lady.  The  birth  of  a  son.  He  slept  in  a 
berth.  The  young  beau  has  a  bow  and  arrow.  Read  that  clause  again.  A 
bird's  claws.  Put  the  wine  in  a  cask.  A  casque,  or  helmet.  The  core  of 
an  apple.  Corps,  a  body  of  troops.  The  Dey  of  Algiers  was  here  to-day. 
A  dram  of  rum.  A  drachm,  a  silver  coin.  Doe,  the  female  deer.  Bake 
the  dough.  Fate  is  against  us.  A  fete,  or  festival.  The  seller  of  the  corn 
fell  into  a  cellar.  A  cession  of  lands,  and  a  session  of  Congress.  It  was 
sealed  with  the  royal  signet.  A  cygnet  is  a  young  swan.  The  colonel  was 
killed  by  swallowing  a  kernel  of  corn.  It  is  no  feat  to  stand  on  two  feet. 
Fir,  a  tree.  Fur,  a  covering  of  some  animals.  Furze,  a  prickly  shrub. 
The  lady  wears  furs.  A.  fort  is  a  fortified  place.  Painting  is  his  forte. 
Did  you  notice  his  gait  as  he  passed  through  the  gate  ? 
pique,  eon,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an'ger,  vi"cious ;  «  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


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LESSON  167. 


NOUNS. 

NOUNS. 

VERBS. 

NOUNS. 

NOUNS. 

VEKBS, 

Bale 

Bail 

JBaiJ  . 

Pane 

Pain 

Pain 

Beech,.  — 

Beach  '' 

Beach 

Peace 

Piece 

Piece 

Bough 

Bow 

Bow 

Peak 

Pique 

Pique 

Bight 

Bite 

Bite 

Pearl 

Purl 

Purl 

Breech 

Breach 

Breach 

Porte 

Port 

Port 

Boar 

Bore 

Bore 

Rime 

Rhyme 

Rhyme 

Brake 

Break 

Break 

Roe 

Row 

Row 

Caul 

Call 

Call 

Sale 

Sail 

Sail 

Chord 

Cord 

Cord 

Steak 

Stake 

Stake 

Caste 

Cast 

Cast 

Stair 

Stare    " 

Stare 

Cote 

Coat 

Coat 

Scene 

Seine 

Seen 

Crews 

Cruise 

Cruise 

Serge 

Surge 

Surge 

Clue 

Clew 

Clew 

Stile 

Style 

Style 

Draught 

Draft 

Draft 

Skull 

Scull 

Scull 

Horde 

Hoard 

Hoard 

Tare 

Tear 

Tear 

Hose 

Hoes 

Hoes 

TAyme 

Time 

Time 

Jamb 

Jam 

Jam 

Throe 

Throw 

Throw 

Lapse 

Laps 

Laps 

Toe 

Tow 

Tow 

Lye 

Lie 

Lie 

Vale 

Vail 

Vail 

Loch 

Lock 

Lock 

Wale 

Wail 

Wail 

Marque 

Mark 

Mark 

Ware 

Wear 

Wear 

Mite 

Might 

Might 

Flour 

Flow'er 

Flow'er 

Au'ger 

Au'gur 

Au'gur 

Can'vas 

Can'vass 

Can'vass 

As  cent' 

As  sent' 

As  sent' 

Lev'ee 

Lev'y 

Lev'y 

Cal'en  der 

Cal'en  dar 

Cal'en  dar 

Man'tel 

Man'tle 

Man'tle 

Profit 

Proph'et 

Profit 

Suc'cor 

Suck'er 

Suc'cor 

EXERCISE  for  Lesson  167. 

A  bale  of  cotton.  He  gave  bail,  or  surety.  Bail  out  the  water.  He 
tried  to  beach  the  vessel  on  the  sesi-beach.  Beech,  the  name  of  a  tree.  The 
bough  of  a  tree.  He  made  a  low  bow.  Bow  down.  A  bight,  or  small  bay. 
The  dog  did  bite  the  boar.  The  bite  of  a  dog.  Some  guns  are  loaded  at 
the  breech.  They  made  a  breach  in  the  wall.  They  tried  to  breach  the 
wall.  The  gun  has  a  smooth  bore.  He  will  break  the  flax  in  a  brake. 
There  was  a  break  in  the  canal.  A  caul,  or  net  for  the  hair.  Call  the  dog. 
A  loud  call.  A  caste,  or  rank,  in  society.  Cast  a  stone  at  him.  You  may 
coat  the  dove-cote  with  a  coat  of  paint.  The  vessels  will  cruise  with  full 
crews.  There  is  no  clue  to  the  thief.  Clew  up  the  sails.  He  made  a 
draught,  or  plan,  of  the  building.  We  will  draft  the  men  to-day.  A  horde 
of  savages  will  not  hoard  up  much  money.  Hose  for  the  feet.  He  hoes 
the  corn.  Do  not  jam  your  ringer  on  the  jamb.  Do  you  notice  the  lapse 
of  time  ?  The  cat  laps  milk.  Do  not  lie  down  in  the  lye.  A  loch,  or  lake. 

KEY.—  a,  e,  long,  S,  e,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird, 


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ADJ. 

NOUN. 

ADJ. 

NOUN. 

VERB? 

All 

Awl 

Blue 

Blue 

Blew 

Bay 

Bey,  bay 

Coarse 

Course 

Course 

Bold'er 

B6wl'4er 

Faint 

Feint 

Faint 

Cru'el 

Crew'elN     I 

Great 

Grate 

Grate 

Dear 

Deer 

Grown 

Groan 

Groan 

Dire 

Dy'er 

Mown 

Moan 

Moan 

Foul 

Fowl 

Hale 

Hail 

Hail 

Our 

Hour 

Rough 

Ruff 

Ruff 

More 

Mow'er 

Steep 

Steep 

Steep 

None 

Nun 

Some 

Sum 

Sum 

Wry 

Rye 

Sore 

Sote 

Soar 

Sweet 

Suite 

Idle 

Idol 

Idle 

Slow 

Sloe 

Lone 

Loan 

Loan 

Weak 

Week 

High'er 

Hire 

Hire 

D/ing 

Dye'  ing 

Mar'tial 

Mar'shal 

Mar'shal 

Con'fi  dent 

Con'fi  dant 

ADJ. 

NOUN. 

NOUN. 

Great'  er 

Grat'er 

Sole 

Sole 

Soul 

Mu'cous 

Mu'cus 

Vain 

Vane 

Vein 

Cur'rent 

Cur'rent 

Cur'rant 

Cap'i  tal 

Cap'i  tal 

Cap'i  tol 

Prin'ci  pal 

Prin'ci  pal 

Prin'ci  pie 

Cham  paign' 

Cham  paign' 

Cham  pagne' 

Lock  the  door.  What  is  a  letter  of  marque  ?  Mark  the  box.  He  might 
not  be  able  to  see  so  small  a  mite.  A  pane  of  glass.  Does  it  pain  you  ? 
Peace  be  unto  you.  Piece  the  cloth  with  apiece  of  cotton.  He  bores  with 
an  auger.  It  does  not  augur  well  for  the  augur  to  say  so.  The  ascent  was 
steep.  I  assent  to  the  proposition.  A  calender,  or  press,  for  smoothing 
cloth  or  paper.  We  calendar  or  register  the  events  of  the  year.  Will  the 
prophet  profit  by  our  example  ? 

EXERCISE  for  Lesson  168. 

^.//shoe-makers  sew  with  an  awl.  The  Bey  of  Algiers  rides  a  bay  horse. 
A  bolder  man.  He  could  not  move  the  bowlder,  or  rock.  It  was  cruel  in 
him  to  throw  the  cretvel,  or  ball  of  yarn,  at  me.  Dire  necessity  compelled 
the  dear  man  to  shoot  the  deer.  The  dyer  dyes  cloth.  It  was  afoul  act  to 
kill  ouYfbwl  an  hour  ago.  None  but  the  mower  can  come  any  more  to  see 
the  nun.  He  made  a  wry  face  when  he  ate  the  rye.  A  sweet  apple.  A 
suite  of  rooms.  A  slow  fire.  The  sloe,  a  fruit.  I  thought  the  weak  man 
was  in  a  dying  condition  last  week ;  but  he  was  only  dyeing  his  whiskers.  I 
am  confident  he  has  no  confidant.  The  new  grater  is  a  greater  invention 
than  I  supposed.  A  mucous  fluid.  Mucus,  a  slimy  fluid. 

Blue  is  a  color.  The  wind  blew  away  her  blue  ribbon.  Coarse  thread. 
pi'que,  son,  do.  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious;  e  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  aa  ah,  the. 

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LESSON  169. 


NOUNS. 

VEBBS. 

VERBS. 

Nouns. 

VERBS. 

VERBS. 

Braid 

Braid 

Brayed 

Shears 

Shears 

Sheers 

Rays 

Rake 

Raise 

Need 

Need 

Knead 

Rap 

Rap 

Wrap 

Muse 

Muse 

Mews 

Wreck 

Wreck 

Reck 

Prey 

Prey 

Pray 

Rest 

Res^ 

Wrest 

Pore 

Pore 

Pour 

Ring 

Ring 

Wring 

Gam'bol 

Gam'bol 

Gam'ble 

Road 

Rode 

Rowed 

ADJ. 

NOUNS. 

NOUNS. 

Seam 

Seam* 

Seem 

Gilt 

Gilt 

Guilt 

Seas 

Sees 

Seize 

TFhole 

Whole 

Hole 

Steel 

Steel  \ 

Steal 

Main 

Main 

Mane 

Bruise 

Bruise 

Brews 

Pale 

Pale 

Pail 

Hide 

Hide 

Hied 

Mi'  nor 

Mi'  nor 

Mi'ner 

Board 

Board 

Bored 

ADV. 

NOUNS. 

VERBS. 

Seal 

Seal 

Ceil 

Fain 

Fane 

Feign 

Gloze 

Gloze 

Glows 

Not 

Knot 

Knot 

Herd 

Herd 

Heard 

Nay 

Neigh 

Neigh 

The  steeds  course  swiftly  over  the  course.     I  only  made  a  feint  to  strike  the 
yiwzZ-hearted  wretch,  and  \iQfainted. 

The  vane  fell  from  the  steeple,  and  cut  a  vein  in  the  arm  of  the  vain  man. 
The  principal  object  of  the  principal  of  the  school  was  to  inculcate  good 
principles  in  his  pupils. 

EXERCISE  for  Lesson  169. 

A  braid  of  hair.  The  donkey  brayed.  Braid  the  straw.  The  sun's  rays. 
Raise  him  from  the  ground.  Raze  the  building  to  the  ground.  A  rap  at 
the  door.  Rap  him  on  the  head.  Wrap  up  the  package.  I  reck  not  if 
the  storm  do  not  wreck  the  vessel.  We  saw  a  wreck  at  sea.  Do  not  rest 
until  you  wrest  the  property  from  him.  Take  some  rest.  Ring  the  bell ; 
but  do  not  wring  your  hands  if  you  have  lost  your  ring.  He  rode  his  horse 
up  the  road,  and  I  rowed  the  boat.  You  seem  to  have  made  the  coat  with- 
out a  seam.  You  must  not  seam  the  coat.  He  sees  me  seize  him.  On  the 
high  seas.  He  tried  to  steal  a  bar  of  steel.  He  steels  himself  against  com- 
passion. A  bruise  on  the  hand.  Do  not  bruise  it.  He  brews  ale  every 
Saturday.  He  hied  away  to  the  woods.  Hide  yourself.  The  hide  of  a 
bull.  He  bored  a  hole  through  a  board  on  board  the  vessel.  Ceil  the  roof 
of  the  room,  and  then  seal  the  letter  with  a  new  seal.  Do  not  gloze  or 
flatter  him.  He  spurns  the  gloze.  The  furnace  glows  with  the  heat.  I 
heard  him  say  that  wild  goats  herd  together  like  a  herd  of  sheep. 

He  shears  the  sheep  with  the  new  shears.  The  ship  sheers  to  windward. 
You  need  not  say  that  you  can  not  knead  the  bread,  when  you  are  in  need. 
"The  Muse  shall  sing."  Do  not  muse  too  long  on  it.  The  cat  mews.  The 

KEY. —  a,  e,  Zon#,  a,  e,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird, 


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LESSON  170. 


NOUNB. 

NOUNS.           VERBS. 

ADJ. 

VERB. 

VERB. 

Brate 

Bruit           Bruit 

Sheer 

Sheer 

Shear 

Hall 

Haul           Haul 

VERB. 

VERB. 

VERB. 

Leek 

Leak           Leak 

Told 

Toled 

Tolled 

Phil'ip 

Fil'lip         Fil'lip 

Wean 

Ween 

ADJ. 

ADJ.             NOUNS. 

ADJ. 

VERB. 

VERB. 

Straight 

Strait           Strait 

So 

Sew 

Sow 

ADJ. 

ADJ.              VERB. 

PREP. 

ADJ. 

ADV. 

Chaste 

Chased       Chased 

To 

Two 

Too 

ADJ. 

ADJ.            NQITN.       NOUN. 

VERB. 

Plain 

Plane        Plain  .Plane 

Plane 

NOUN. 

NOUN.            NOUN.       VERT£\ 

VERB. 

VERB. 

Rain 

Rein         Reign     Rain 

Rein 

Reign 

ADJ. 

AD.           NOUN.        NOUN. 

NOUN. 

VERB. 

VERB. 

Right 

Right        Rite        Right 

Wright 

Right 

Write 

cat  seizes  her  prey.  They  prey  upon  mice.  Men  ought  always  to  pray. 
If  you  pore  over  that  book  too  long,  it  will  make  the  sweat  pour  from  every 
pore  in  your  body. 

I  would  fain  know  why  yon  feign  illness.  A  heathen  fane,  or  temple. 
I  did  not  say  that  I  would  knit  knots  for  the  fringe.  Do  not  knot  the  cords. 

EXERCISE  for  Lesson  1TO. 

Do  not  bruit  it  abroad  that  the  brute  wounded  me.  A  bruit  is  a  rumor. 
Haul  the  rope  through  the  hall.  A  large  haul  of  fish.  The  ship  leaks.  A 
leek  is  a  sort  of  onion.  Philip  tried  to  fillip  me.  A  fillip  is  a  stroke  with 
the  finger. 

A  straight  and  narrow  path.  He  wore  a  s£ra^-jaeket.  A  strait  is  a 
narrow  channel  of  water. 

A  chaste  woman.  A  chaste  style  of  writing.  The  goblet  was  chased  with 
silver.  The  dog  chased  me. 

He  did  it  out  of  sheer  malice.  Do  not  let  the  ship  sheer  from  her  course. 
Shear  the  sheep. 

He  toled  the  birds  to  the  net  with  grain.  He  told  me  that  he  tolled  the 
bell.  I  ween  that  it  is  time  to  wean  the  lambs. 

If  it  be  so,  let  him  sew  up  the  seam  in  my  coat,  and  I  will  sow  the  wheat. 

It  is  too  far  for  me  to  walk  to  the  village  in  two  minutes.  A  plain  old 
man  stood  on  the  plane  surface  of  the  plain.  We  use  a  plane  to  plane 
boards. 

The  rain  falls.  Draw  the  left  rein,  and  rein  in  your  horse.  It  rains.  A 
good  king  reigns.  His  reign  was  a  happy  one. 

He  did  right  in  getting  the  right  man  to  write  a  letter  to  the  wheel-wright. 
It  was  his  right  to  adhere  to  the  rites  of  his  own  church, 
pique,  son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vi"cious;  c  as  k,  £  as  j,  »  as  z,  ch  as  sh.  the. 


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LESSON  171. 


ADJ. 

NOUNS. 

NOUNS. 

VERBS. 

ADJ. 

VERBS. 

Base 

Base 

Bass 

Base 

Eight 

Ate 

Mean 

Mean 

Mien 

Mean 

Bad 

Bade 

Male 

Male 

Mail 

Mail 

Lax 

Lacks 

Fair 

Fair 

Fare 

Fare 

Bald 

Bawled 

Plumfc 

Plum6 

Plum 

Plumi 

Bold 

Bowled 

Slight 

Slight 

Sleight 

Slight 

New 

Knew 

ADJ. 

NOUNS. 

VERBS. 

VERBS  and  P. 

Cue 

Won 

Dun 

Dun 

Dun 

Done 

VERBS. 

VERBS. 

Side 

Side 

Side 

Sighed 

Find 

Fined 

Sere 

Seer 

Seal- 

Cere 

Eung 

Wrung 

Meet 

Meat 

Meet 

Mete 

Lade 

Laid 

Bare 

Bear 

Bare 

Bear 

Slue 

Slew 

NOUN. 

NOUN. 

NOUN. 

VERB. 

Wade 

Weighed 

Bole 

Boll 

Bowl 

Bowl 

In  vade' 

In  veighed' 

CONJ. 

NOUN. 

NOUN. 

VERB. 

In  dite' 

In  diet' 

But 

But 

Butt 

Butt 

Strait'en 

Straight'en 

EXERCISE  for  Lesson  171. 

A  base  act.  The  base  of  a  column.  He  sings  bass.  We  base  our  opin- 
ions on  facts.  The  mean  man  walks  with  a  lordly  mien.  I  mean  to  take 
the  mean  between  the  two  extremes.  The  male  passenger  sent  his  letter 
by  mail.  Mail  the  letter.  The  male  of  animals.  We  paid  our  fare  to  ride 
to  the  fair.  We  fare  well,  fair  weather.  The  plumb  that  is  suspended 
by  the  plumb  line  is  made  of  lead.  He  ate  a  ripeplwn.  You  must  plumb 
the  wall.  A  slight  mistake.  A  sleight  of  hand.  I  designed  it  as  a  slight 
to  him.  Do  not  slight  your  work. 

Dun  is  a  color,  and  a  demand  for  payment.  The  dun  color  was  well 
done.  Do  not  dun  him  for  the  money.  He  sighed  when  I  told  him  to  put 
a  side  door  in  the  side  of  the  house.  Do  not  side  with  our  enemies.  The 
sere  and  yellow  leaves  of  autumn.  The  aged  seer,  or  prophet.  We  will 
sear  the  wound  with  a  hot  iron.  We  cere,  or  cover  with  wax.  It  is  not 
meet  that  we  should  meet  him  in  conflict.  Give  him  meat  to  eat.  Mete 
out  the  boundaries.  A  bare  arm.  A  wild  bear.  Bare  your  arm.  We 
must  bear  the  burden. 

Bole,  the  stem  of  a  plant.  The  flax  was  in  the  boll  (pod).  A  bowl  of 
milk.  Bowl  the  ball.  The  lamb  may  butt  you  with  its  head,  but  such  a 
butt  will  not  hurt  you.  The  but  of  a  log. 

I  ate  eight  plums.  It  was  a  bad  act,  but  he  bade  me  do  it.  A  man  of  lax 
morals  lacks  honesty.  He  bawled  loudly  when  the  apple  fell  on  his  bald 
head.  The  bold  player  bowled  the  ball  well.  I  knew  he  had  a  new  hat.  He 
won  one  dollar.  I  will  find  the  man  who  fined  me.  Who  rung  the  bell? 
Who  wrung  the  clothes  ? 

KEY. —A,  e,  long*  a,  e,  short,  etc.,  far,  fare,  fall,  fast,  what,  there,  her,  prey,  bird, 


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LESSON  172. 


NOUNS. 

NOUNS. 

VERBS. 

VERBS. 

ADJ. 

ADV. 

Cent 

Scent 

Scent 

Sent 

Their 

There 

Site 

Sight 

Sight 

Cite 

Fourth 

Forth 

Hoop 

Whoop 

Hoop 

Whoop 

ADJ. 

ADJ. 

Leach 

Leech 

Leach 

Leech 

Fore 

Four 

Lode 

Load 

Load 

Lowed 

Gris  ly 

Griz  zly 

Plait 

Plate 

Plait 

Plate 

ADV. 

VERB. 

Pause 

Paws 

Pause 

Paws 

Here 

Hear 

Pair 

Pear 

Pair 

Pare 

EXCL. 

VERB. 

Peal 

Peel 

Peal 

Peel 

Oh! 

Owe 

Pole 

Poll 

Pole 

Poll 

EXCL. 

ADJ. 

Rose 

Rows 

Rose 

Rows 

Lo! 

Low 

Tacks 

Tax 

Tacks 

Tax 

PREP.               NOUN. 

Die 

Bye 

Die 

Dye 

In 

Inn 

PREP. 

VERB. 

PREP. 

VERB. 

By 

Buy 

Through 

Threw 

EXERCISE  for  Lesson  1T2. 

He  sent  me  to  buy  a  hoop  for  a  cent.  The  scent  of  the  moose  is  so  strong 
he  can  scent  the  hounds  afar  off.  Cite  the  passage  which  describes  the 
site  of  the  city.  My  sight  is  so  poor  that  I  can  not  sight  the  gun.  They 
whoop  like  Indians,  but  their  whoop  does  not  startle  me.  Can  you  hoop  the 
barrel  ?  We  leach  ashes  with  water,  and  from  the  leach  form  lye.  They 
leech  the  patient  with  leeches.  The  ox  lowed  when  he  saw  the  load  of  corn. 
Load  the  vessel  with  ore  from  the  copper  lode.  Plait  the  lace  in  folds,  but 
plate  the  goblet  with  silver.  A  plate  of  soup.  A  plait  in  the  cloth.  A 
cat's  paws.  Pause  before  you  proceed.  The  dog  paws  the  earth.  He 
then  made  a  pause.  Can  you  pair  the  horses?  Pare  the  nails.  Is  it  one 
pear,  or  a  pair  of  them  ?  A  peal  of  thunder.  The  peel  of  an  orange. 
The  bell  peals  forth  the  glad  tidings.  Peel  the  orange.  How  many  votes 
did  they  poll  at  the  polls  to-day?  How  many/>o/es  are  needed  to  pole  all 
the  beans  ?  We  will  plant  the  rose  in  rows.  The  sun  rose  clear.  He 
rows  the  boat.  There  is  a  tax  of  five  per  cent,  on  copper  tacks.  When  he 
tacks  the  paper  to  my  coat,  I  will  tax  him  a  dollar  for  it.  The  die  is  cast, 
and  the  culprit  must  die.  We  will  dye  the  cloth  with  a  dark  dye. 

Their  books  are  not  there.     He  went  forth  on  the  fourth  day. 

The  four  guns  raked  the  ship  fore  and  aft.  I  can  not  forget  that  hor- 
rid grisly  face.  His  color  is  of  a  grizzly  gray.  Did  you  hear  me  say  it 
is  here  ?  Oh,  unhappy  man !  How  much  do  you  owe  me  ?  Zo,  and  be- 
hold !  how  low  he  is  fallen !  He  was  caught  in  a  storm,  and  stopped  at 
the  inn.  We  will  buy  ly  the  bushel.  He  threw  the  chair  through  the 
window, 
pique,  son,  do,  wolf,  rude,  full,  an"ger,  vicious ;  o  as  k,  g  as  j,  s  as  z,  ch  as  sh,  the. 


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DEFINING  LESSONS. 

For  the  principles  involved  in  these  Lessons,  see  the  Preface. 

SUGGESTIONS. — Let  the  teacher  give  out  one  of  the  words  in  capitals  to 
be  spelled  by  the  pupils.  After  the  word  has  been  correctly  spelled,  let  the 
teacher  repeat  each  of  the  clauses  or  sentences  in  which  the  word  is  used, 
and  let  the  pupils  explain  its  appropriate  meaning  in  each  instance.  They 
may  do  this  by  repeating  the  words  enclosed  in  brackets,  or  they  may  give 
more  full  explanations  in  words  of  their  own  selection.  Thus,  in  explain- 
ing the  meaning  of  the  adjective  apt,  as  used  in  the  first  sentence  below, 
the  pupil  might  appropriately  say,  "Words  well  adapted  to  convey  the 
meaning  intended." 

I.  ADJECTIVES 
LESSON  I. 

APT.  He  used  very  apt  words  (appropriate).— Wheat  is  apt  to  mildew  (liable).— He  is  a 
very  apt  pupil  (ready). 

BAD.  A  bad  man  (corrupt;  vicious). — Bad  provisions  (unwholesome). — A  bad  player 
(unskillful).— A  bad  state  of  health  (infirm).— The  print  is  bad  for  the  eyes  (hurtful). 

BLANK.  Blank  paper  (white;  void  of  writing). — Blank  verse  (without  rhyme) Blank 

cartridges  (without  balls). — Blank  space  (empty;  void). 

BLIND.  A  blind  man  (not  having  eyesight). — They  are  blind  to  their  own  defects  (igno- 
rant of). — It  was  in  a  blind  corner  (dark). — Along  a  blind  path  (obscure). 

LXTE.  The  harvest  will  be  late  (after  the  usual  time) — At  a  late  hour  of  the  day  (toward 
the  end). — We  have  received  late  intelligence  (recent). 

POOR.  He  is  a  poor  man  (destitute ;  needy).— He  lives  in  a  poor  house  (of  little  valu;-). 
— It  is  very  poor  land  (barren;  unproductive). — A  poor  horse  (emaciated). — We  had  a 
poor  harvest  (small ;  inferior).  —The  patient  has  had  a  poor  night  (restless ;  ill). 

POKE.  Pure  wine  (free  from  mixture). — His  character  is  pure  (incorrupt;  free  from 
stain) — Pare  religion  (genuine;  true). — He  did  it  from^wre  compassion  (mere). 

HARE.  A  rare  phenomenon  (uncommon). — Water  is  nineteen  times  more  rare  than  gold 
(thin;  less  dense). — The  beef  is  very  rare  (nearly  raw). 

RANK.  Rank  weeds  (luxuriant  in  growth). — Garden  rue  has  a  rank  smell  (strong-scent- 
ed).— The  oil  has  a  rank  smell  (rancid;  musty). 

RAW.  Raw  meat  (uncooked).—  Raw  hides  (untanned).— Raw  troops  (inexperienced).— 
A  raw  day  (chilly;  bleak) — Raw  silk  (unspun,  or  untwisted). 

MEAN.  He  is  of  mean  parentage  (low  in  rank).— He  is  a  mean  fellow  (low-minded; 
base).— In  the  mean  time  you  may  ask  him  (intervening). 

MILD.  A  mild  temperature  (not  cold) He  has  a  mild  disposition  (gentle;  kind).— He 

has  become  mild  again  (calm ;  tranquil). 

NEAR.  The  house  is  near  the  river  (nigh).— He  is  a  near  relative  (closely  related).— He 
is  a  near  friend  (intimate). — Hold  the  noar  horse  (the  one  on  the  left  side). 

NEW  (Nu).  He  has  a  new  coat  (recently  made). — I  saw  there  a  new  species  of  plant  (re- 
cently discovered).— We  have  entered  on  the  new  year  (recently  commenced).— They 
will  settle  on  the  new  lands  of  the  West  (wild  ;  uncultivated). 

LIGHT.  His  burden  is  light  (not  heavy).— A  light  affliction  (not  oppressive) The  task 

is  light  (easy;  not  difficult). —It  was  only  a  light  wind  (moderate). 

LoW.  A  low  hut  (not  high) — He  is  a  man  of  low  stature  (short;  not  tall).— A  low  valley 
(deep). — He  receives  low  wages  (below  the  usual  rate). — He  spoke  in  a  low  tone  (not 
loud).— He  is  in  low  spirits  (depressed;  dejected). — It  was  a  low  trick,  (mean;  dishon- 
orable).—He  has  a  low  pulse  (feeble;  weak).— That  is  a  low  estimate  of  its  value  (mod- 
erate).— The  rich  are  often  reduced  to  a  low  condition  (impoverished). 

BASE.  A  base  person  (mean ;  vile). — The  baser  metals  (all  except  gold  and  silver). — The 
bate  sounds  of  the  organ  (the  deep  or  grave  sounds). 

BoLD.  Bold  as  a  lion  (fearless). — It  is  a  bold  enterprise  (requiring  courage  and  resolu- 
tion).— A  bold  figure  in  the  painting  (prominent). — A  bold  shore  (steep;  abrupt). 

BRIGHT.  Silver  is  a  bright  metal  (shining).— He  is  a  bright  boy  (intelligent;  quick  to 
learn).— The  brightest  period  in  our  history  (most  illustrious).— The  prospects  are  bright 
^encouraging) — He  has  bright  eyes  (animated). 


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LESSON  II. 

HIGH.  A  high  mountain  (lofty).— High  words  passed  between  them  (angry).— A  Jiifjh 
wind  (violent).— It  is  high  time  to  return  (quite;  full).— High  living  (rich;  luxurious). 

— The  goods  are  high  (dear) The  furnace  was  brought  to  a  high  heat  (intense) — I  have 

a  high  opinion  of  his  merits  (good;  exalted). 

HXRSH.  A  harsh  surface  (rough  to  the  touch).— A  harsh  voice  (rough  to  the  ear ;  dis- 
cordant).— He  uses  harsh  words  (abusive). 

HXRD.  It  is  made  of  hard  wood  (solid;  compact). — He  has  a  hard  task  (difficult) — He 
has  a  hard  master  (cruel ;  oppressive). — It  is  hard  that  I  should  suffer  for  another  (uu- 
just). — We  had  a  hard  winter  (severe  ;  rigorous). — Hard  cider  (sour). 

FULL.  The  vessel  ia  full  of  liquor  (filled  with).— He  ate  a.  full  meal  (large;  entire).— 
He  has  a.  full  voice  (strong;  loud). — A  person  of  full  age  (mature). — We  came  to  a,  full 
stop  (entire;  complete). — We  have  a.  full  supply  on  hand  (abundant). 

FRESH.  A.  fresh  breeze  (full ;  strong). — Fresh  vegetables  (recently  grown). — We  have 
a.  fresh  supply  of  goods  (recently  obtained).— The  circumstance  is  still  fresh  in  my  mind 
(not  forgotten) — Fresh  water  (not  salt). 

GOOD.  He  has  a  good  title  (legal). — A  good  argument  (sound  ;  valid). — He  is  a  good  man 
(virtuous). — He  arrived  in  good  time  (seasonable). — The  fruit  will  keep  good  a  whole 
year  (sound). — He  is  good  for  the  debt  (able  to  pay). — It  is  a  good  place  for  business 
(suitable ;  favorable). — He  is  a  good  physician  (skillful) — He  has  a  good  share  of  impu- 
dence (large). 

GRIND.  A  grand  lord  (great ;  illustrious).— A  grand  view  of  the  ocean  (splendid ;  mag- 
nificent).—A  grand  idea  (noble). 

GREAT.  A  great  mountain  (large  in  bulk). — A  great  distance  (extended  in  length). — A 
great  multitude  (large  in  number). — A  great  event  (important). 

GREEN.  The  grass  is  green  (in  color). — A  green  old  age  (undecayed ;  vigorous). — Green 
wood  (unseasoned) — Green  fruit  (unripe). 

ODD.  It  is  an  odd  number  (not  even ;  as  three,  five,  etc.).— He  is  very  odd  in  his  ways 
(singular;  queer). — I  can  do  it  at  odd  times  (unemployed). 

OLD.  Old  age  has  come  upon  him  (far  advanced  in  years). — He  wears  an  old  coat  (long 
used). — He  is  an  old  acquaintance  (of  long  continuance). — He  is  ten  years  old  (duration 
of  time). 

GRoSS.  He  is  very  gross  (corpulent ;  fat) — He  indulges  in  gross  jests  (coarse ;  indelicate) . 
— That  was  a  gross  mistake  (great). — What  is  the  gross  amount  (whole;  entire). 

FINE.  A  fine  thread  (slender).—  Fine  sand  (small;  minute).—  The  fine  edge  of  a  razor 
(smoothly  sharp). — It  is  made  of  fine  gold  (pure). — He  is  a  man  of  fine  taste  (nice;  dis- 
criminating).—He  is  a.  fine  scholar  (learned). 

FIRM.  Cloth  of  a  firm  texture  (close  ;  compact). — He  ig  a,  firm  friend  (constant ;  relia- 
ble).—We  are  on  firm  land  (solid). 

FLAT.  A  fiat  roof  (level).— He  fell  fiat  on  the  ground  (prostrate).— This  fruit  is  fiat  to 
the  taste  (insipid;  tasteless). — He  gave  me  a.  fiat  denial  (positive;  peremptory). — A.  fiat 
sound  (not  acute). 

FOUL.  The  chimney  is  foul  (dirty).— He  uses/<raZ  words  (impure;  profane).— It  was  a 
foul  deed  (wicked) — He  was  guilty  of  foul  play  (unfair). 

FREE.  We  live  under  a.  free  constitution  (not  arbitrary). — He  is  free  to  pursue  his  own 
course  (unrestrained). — The  school  iafree  to  all  (open  ;  allowed) — A  free  current  of  air 

(unobstructed) I  made  him  a  free  offer  of  my  services  (gratuitous). — He  is  free  from 

pain  (exempt). 

FAINT.  He  was  quite  faint  (inclination  to  swoon). — He  was  faint  with  hunger  (feeble). 
—I  heard  a,  faint  sound  (not  loud) — It  is  &  faint  resemblance  (imperfect;  partial).— 
He  made  a  faint  resistance  (little ;  slight). 

FAIR. — A  fair  complexion  (light;  white). — A  fair  day  (clear;  not  cloudy). — We  had  a 
fair  wind  (favorable) — We  had  a,  fair  view  (unobstructed) — The  proposition  is  a,  fair 
one  (just ;  liberal) — He  writes  a,  fair  hand  (plain). 

FAST.  A  fast  horse  (swift).— Make  fast  the  door  (tight).— The  boat  is  fast  in  the  ice 
(firm;  immovable). 

FALSE.  A  false  witness  (untruthful). — A  false  friend  (unfaithful). — He  appeared  in 
false  colors  (assumed ;  feigned). 

DuE.  The  money  is  due,  to  me  (owed) — The  event  was  celebrated  with  due  solemnities 
(appropriate). — He  will  come  in  due  time  (seasonable). 

DuLL.  Jack  is  a  dull  boy  (stupid ;  slow  to  learn) — It  is  dull  work  (not  pleasing).— A  du'l 
knife  (not  sharp). 

DEAR.    Wheat  is  very  dear  (high  priced). — Our  parents  are  very  dear  to  us  (beloved  by). 


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LESSON  III. 

DXRK.  It  ia  &  dark  color  (partially  black). — In  the  dark  hour  of  adversity  (gloomy;  dis- 
heartening).— The  ways  of  Providence  are  often  dark  to  human  reason  (mysterious). — 
It  was  a  dark  age  (ignorant). 

DE^ID.  The  man  is  dead  (destitute  of  life). — A  dead  calm  prevailed  (still ;  motionless). 
— We  entered  upon  a  dead  plain  (empty ;  vacant). — A  dead  sound  (dull ;  heavy). — A 
dead  language  (unspoken). 

DEEP.  He  fell  into  a  deep  pit  (descending  far  downward). — He  is  a  man  vfdeep  thought 
(profound ;  sagacious).— The  dee*  tones  of  the  organ  (grave ;  low) — A  deep  sleep  fell  on 
Adam  (not  easily  disturbed). — It  was  of  a  deep  blue  color  (dark;  intense). 

CoLD.  It  is  cold  to  the  touch  (not  hot). — He  was  a  cold  spectator  (indifferent ;  unmoved). 
— It  was  a  very  cold  discourse  (not  animated) — He  gave  us  a  very  cold  reception  (un- 
friendly). 

CLEAR.  The  way  is  now  clear  for  him  to  proceed  (unobstructed).  —We  anticipated  a  clear 
day  (bright;  free  from  clouds). — The  reason  of  it  is  very  clear  (plain  ;  evident). — He  is 
a  man  of  clear  judgment  (discriminating) — He  is  now  clear  of  debt  (free  from). — He 
has  a  clear  voice  (distinct). 

CLoSE.  Put  it  in  a  close  box  (tight). — The  close  texture  of  the  wood  (compact). — The 
air  of  the  room  is  very  close  (stagnant;  foul;  oppressive). — He  must  be  kept  a  close 
prisoner  (confined).— He  is  very  close  in  his  dealings  (penurious). 

BROAD.  A  broad  street  (wide).— It  was  in  broad  daylight  (full ;  clear).— The  law  is 
broad  enough  (comprehensive). 

KEEN.  The  razor  has  a  keen  edge  (sharp). — He  has  a  keen  appetite  (eager;  ravenous). 
— A  keen  wind  (severely  cold). 

RiCH.  The  merchant  is  rich  (wealthy).— A  rich  dress  (splendid;  costly) — They  own  a 
rich  mine  (abundant  in  materials). — A  rich  soil  (fertile  ;  productive). — A  rich  diet  (nu- 
tritious). 

ROUGH.  A  rough  board  (not  smooth). — Rough  weather  (stormy). — We  received  rough 
usage  (harsh ;  uncivil). 

SHoRT.  A  short  distance  (not  long).— A  short  allowance  of  water  (scanty).— He  gave  me 
a  short  answer  (abrupt ;  petulant). 

SHXRP.  A  sharp  knife  (keen). — Sharp  vinegar  (sour  ;  acid).  —A  sharp  sound  (piercing ; 
shrill). — Sharp  words  (severe ;  sarcastic). — A  sharp  appetite  (eager  for  food). 

SoFT.  A  .wft  peach  (easily  yielding  to  pressure) — Soft  iron  (easily  worked ;  malleable). 
— A  soft  skin  (smooth;  not  harsh). — A  soft  voice  (gentle  ;  melodious). — A  soft  answer 
turneth  away  wrath  (mild;  gentle). 

SOUND.  A  sound  apple  (undecayed). — That  is  sound  reasoning  (valid ;  not  to  be  re- 
futed).— I  gave  him  a  sound  beating  (heavy;  severe). — He  was  in  sound  sleep  (pro- 
found;  undisturbed). 

STRICT.  He  kept  strict  watch  (close ;  unremitting).— The  teacher  is  very  strict  (rigor- 
ous ;  severe). 

STR6NG.  A  strong  man  (powerful).— A  strong  fortress  (well  fortified).— A  strong  light 
(bright;  glaring).— He  has  a  strong  constitution  (sound;  robust). 

SWEET.  Honey  is  sioeet  (having  the  quality  of  sweetness).— A  sweet  rose  (fragrant).— 

She  has  a  sweet  voice  (melodious). — She  has  a  sweet  face  (beautiful;  pleasing) Sweet 

butter  (not  stale). 

THICK.  A  thick  fog  (dense).— The  timber  is  four  inches  thick  (in  diameter).— The  thick 
grass  (close ;  crowded).— The  shot  flew  thick  as  hail  (frequent). 

TRCE.— The  statement  is  true  (conformable  to  fact) — He  is  a  true  Christian  (real ;  gen- 
uine).— The  servant  is  true  to  his  master  (faithful). 

VAIN.  It  was  all  a  vain  show  (empty;  valueless). — All  my  efforts  were  vain  (fruitless; 
ineffectual).— He  is  vain  of  his  appearance  (elated  with ;  proud  of). 

VOID.  A  void  space  (empty ;  vacant).— The  contract  is  void  (null;  not  binding).— He  is 
wholly  void  of  reason  (destitute). — We  have  a  conscience  void  of  offense  (free  ;  clear). 

WIDE.  The  plank  is  two  feet  wide  (broad).— His  assertion  is  wide  from  the  truth  (far; 
remote). 

WILD.  A  wild  cat  (not  domesticated). — Wild  rice  is  a  nutritious  food  (growing  without 
culture).— The  urild  men  of  the  forest  (savage;  uncivilized).— It  is  a  wild  speculation 
(unreasonable ;  fanciful). 

5'BLE.     An  able  minister  (capable).— A ble  to  ^abor  (having  power). 

A€fJTE'.  An  acute  angle  (sharp  at  the  end).— He  is  an  acute  leasoner  (skillful ;  shrewd). 
Hia  hearing  is  very  acute  (quick  of  apprehension). 

BACK'WARD.    A  backward  pupil  (dull).— A  backward  season  (late). 


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LESSON  IV. 

BITTER.  It  is  Utter  to  the  taste  (sharp  ;  acrid).— His  bitter  enmity  (violent).— He  uses 
bitter  words  (sarcastic). — A  bitter  cold  day  (painfully  cold) — His  was  a  bitter  fate  (un- 
happy).— ult  is  an  evil  and  bitter  thing11  (sinful). 

BOIL/ING.  A  kettle  of  bailing  water  (heated  to  the  boiling  point).— The  boiling  waves 
(highly  agitated).— He  is  boiling  with  anger  (excited). 

BRiLL'IANT.     Brilliant  diamonds  (sparkling).—  Brilliant  exploits  (splendid). 

CuR'TAIN.  The  fact  is  certain  (unquestionable). — I  have  a  certain  remedy  for  the  dis- 
ease  (unfailing) They  are  paid  at  a  certain  rate  per  day  (fixed).— "There  came  a  cer- 
tain poor  widow  (particular). 

CIVIL.  Our  civil  rights  (rights  as  members  of  a  community) — His  manners  were  civil 
(courteous). 

CLOUD'ED.  The  heavens  are  clouded  (overspread  with  clouds). — It  is  made  of  clouded 
marble  (variegated). 

CON  CERNED'.  We  are  all  concerned  in  the  cause  of  education  (have  an  interest  in).— 
I  am  concerned  for  his  safety  (anxious). 

CON  FUSED'.  His  accounts  were  in  a  confused  state  (disordered). — When  I  asked  him 
he  was  very  much  confused  (disconcerted). 

CuR'RENT.  The  current  notions  of  the  day  (generally  received).— The  current  month 
(present). 

DiS'TANT.  A  distant  object  (remote). — He  has  only  a  distant  resemblance  to  his  uncle 
(faint;  slight). — His  manners  are  distant  (reserved;  shy). 

DIS  TiNCT'.  He  made  a  distinct  mark  (plain). —He  holds  two  distinct  offices  (sepa- 
rate). 

EA'SY.  The  patient  is  now  easy  (free  from  pain).— It  is  an  easy  task  (not  difficult).— 
The  ship  was  under  easy  sail  (gentle;  moderate). — He  is  in  easy  circumstances  (com- 
fortable; affluent). — His  manners  are  easy  (not  stiff  or  formal). — The  horse  has  an  easy 
gait  (not  jolting). 

EMP'TY.  An  empty  purse  (containing  nothing).— An  empty  room  (unfurnished) — They 
are  empty  words  (of  no  effect). 

EN  TIRE7.  He  gave  me  the  entire  apple  (whole). — He  has  the  entire  control  (full;  com- 
plete). 

E'VEN.  An  even  surface  (smooth).— He  has  an  even  temper  (uniform).— The  accounts 
are  now  even  (equal ;  balanced). 

E'VIL.  He  indulges  evil  thoughts  (wrong ;  wicked). — These  are  evil  tidings  (sad ;  sor- 
rowful). 

EX  ACT'.  He  is  very  exact  in  his  dealings  (accurate ;  rigid).— This  is  the  exaot  amount 
(precise). 

EX  TREME'.  We  went  to  the  extreme  limits  (furthest).— We  suffered  extreme  pain  (ex- 
cessive). 

FAlTH'FUL.  A  faithful  servant  (dutiful).— A  faithful  narrative  (truthful).— A  faith- 
ful lover  (constant ;  not  fickle). 

FiN'ISHED.  The  work  is  finished  (completed ;  done).— He  has  a.  finished  education  (ex- 
cellent). 

FLiM'SY.    Flimsy  cloth  (thin  and  loose). — That  was  &  flimsy  excuse  (vain;  poor). 

GiD'DY.  At  this  height  we  are  giddy  {dizzy;  reeling). — We  look  down  from  a  giddy 
height  (that  causes  giddiness).— She  is  a  giddy  creature  (inconstant ;  fickle). 

GoLD'EN.  A  golden  ear-ring  (made  of  gold).— The  golden  sun  (bright;  splendid).— A 
golden  harvest  (yellow). — The  golden  rule  (excellent). 

GRXTE'FUL.  A  grateful  heart  (thankful).— A  grateful  offering  (agreeable ;  acceptable). 
— Grateful  to  the  appetite  (pleasing) , 

HAND'SOME.  A  handsome  woman  (moderately  beautiful).— He  has  a  handsome  ad- 
dress (graceful ;  elegant). — He  has  a  handsome  fortune  (ample ;  large). — He  made  me  a 
handsome  present  (liberal  and  elegant). 

HEAVY.  A  heavy  load  (weighty).— A  heavy  heart  (sad;  dejected),— A  heavy  calamity 
fell  on  us  (afflictive). — Their  eyes  were  heavy  (drowsy). — A  heavy  sea  was  rolling  (with 
large  and  forcible  waves) — A  heavy  cloud  hung  over  us  (dense ;  black). — A  heavy  wind 
(violent) — A  heavy  fall  of  snow  (great;  abundant).—  Heavy  thunder  (loud). 

I'DLE.  Why  stand  ye  here  idle?  (doing  nothing) He  is  an  idle  fellow  (lazy).—  Every 

idle  word  that  men  speak  (unprofitable). 

IN  TENSE'.  Intense  application  to  study  has  injured  his  health  (very  close ;  earnest).— 
We  suffer  from  the  intense  cold  (severe ;  keen). 

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LESSON  V. 

MEl/LOW.  A  melloio  peach  (soft  with  ripeness). — A  mellow  sound  (soft  to  the  ear). — 
Mellow  ground  (light ;  well  pulverized). 

MI  NOTE'.  A  minute  grain  of  sand  (very  small) — We  made  a  minute  examination  of  the 
room  (critical ;  thorough  in  small  things). 

MoR'TAL.  Man  is  mortal  (subject  to  death). — A  mortal  wound  (deadly;  fatal). — It  is 
beyond  mortal  power  (human). 

NAR'RoW.  A  narrow  strait  (not  wide). — He  is  a  man  of  narrow  views  (contracted ;  very 
limited). — It  was  a  very  narrow  escape  (barely  successful). 

O'PEN.  The  door  is  open  (not  shut).— Leave  it  in  an  open  vessel  (uncovered).— We  have 
had  an  open  winter  (mild).— He  testified  in  open  court  (public). — We  lay  open  the  se- 
crets of  our  hearts  (exposed  to  view) — We  have  an  open  account  with  him  (unsettled). 
— The  question  is  now  open  for  discussion  (ready;  free). 

PXR'TIAL.  The  judge  should  not  be  partial  (biased  in  favor  of  one  party).— It  was  only 
a  partial  loss  (not  total). 

PI'OUS.    He  is  &  pious  man  (religious). — He  looked  with  pious  awe  (reverential). 

POIGN'ANT.  His  poignant  wit  (pointed ;  satirical) His  poignant  sorrow  (deep ;  pain- 
ful). 

PRE  CISE'.  He  gave  us  very  precise  directions  (definite ;  exact).— He  is  very  precise  in 
his  manners  (formal ;  punctilious). 

PRO  FOUND'.  In  a  gulf  profound  (deep).— A  profound  scholar  (thorough) He  made 

a  profound  obeisance  (humble  ;  very  low). 

READ'Y.  He  gave  a  ready  consent  (prompt;  unhesitating). — The  ship  is  ready  for  sea 
(prepared  ;  fitted). — He  is  always  ready  to  do  us  a  favor  (willing ;  disposed). 

RiG'ID.  His  limbs  are  rigid  (stiff;  not  pliant).— He  enforces  the  most  rigid  discipline 
(strict ;  exact). 

SE€'OND.  Call  at  the  second  house  (next  to  the  first).— This  wheat  is  second  to  none  in 
quality  (inferior). 

SE  €uRE'.  We  are  now  secure  from  attack  (free ;  safe).— He  feels  secure  of  a  cordial  re- 
ception (confident ;  certain). 

SIM'PLE.  A  simple  substance  (single ;  not  combined  with  any  thing  else).— He  is  a  man 
of  simple  manners  (plain ;  unaffected) — He  is  a  simple  fellow  (silly ;  weak  in  intellect). 

SINGLE.    I  saw  only  a  single  star  (one) — He  is  a  single  man  (unmarried). 

SLEN'DER.  A  slender  stalk  of  wheat  (small  in  circumference).— A  slender  constitution 
(weak;  feeble) — He  has  slender  means  of  support  (small;  inadequate). 

SoL'ID.  A  solid  body  (hard  ;  compact) — A  solid  globe  (not  hollow).— A  solid  wall  (firm ; 
strong). 

STAND'ING.  He  went  through  the  standing  corn  (erect;  not  cut  down). — The  standing 
rules  of  the  Senate  (established  ;  permanent). — Standing  water  (stagnant;  not  flowing). 

SuB'JECT.  Canada  is  subject  to  Great  Britain  (under  the  power  of) The  country  ia 

subject  to  drouth  (exposed  ;  liable). 

UN  SOUND'.  He  is  unsound  in  health  (infirm;  sickly). — He  is  unsound  in  faith  (not 

orthodox  ;  heretical) — His  arguments  are  unsound  (sophistical ;  deceitful) The  ice  is 

unsound  (not  firm). 

UP'RIGHT.     An  upright  post  (erect) — An  upright  man  (honest ;  just). 

VIVID.  The  vivid  colors  of  the  rainbow  (bright;  strong).— He  has  a  vivid  imagination 
(lively;  sprightly). 

WHoLE'SOME.  It  is  a  wholesome  diet  (healthful).— I  gave  him  some  wholesome  advice 
(sound ;  beneficial) — It  is  a  wholesome  law  (useful ;  salutary). 

€A'PA  BLE.  It  is  capable  of  holding  (able  to  hold).— He  is  not  capable  of  judging  (has 
not  the  intelligence  for).— It  is  capable  of  long  endurance  (qualified  for). 

€AP'I  TAL.  It  is  the  capital  city  (chief;  principal).— Murder  is  a  capital  crime  (pun- 
ishable with  death).— That  is  a  capital  business  (excellent).— You  may  write  the  capital 
letters  (large ;  chief). 

CAS'U  AL.  The  parties  had  a  casual  rencounter  (accidental) It  will  pay  my  casual  ex- 
penses (occasional ;  incidental).— The  existence  of  things  is  not  casual  (by  chance). 

CATH'O  LIC.  The  holy  Catholic  Church  (universal:  general).— He  is  a  man  of  truly 
catholic  principles  (liberal). 

GRiT'IC  AL.  He  has  a  critical  ear  (nicely  exact).— The  critical  period  has  arrived  (de- 
cisive). 

Cu'RI  OUS.  Be  not  too  curious  about  the  affairs  of  your  neighbors  (inquisitive).— It  was 
a  curious  faot  (singular). 


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LESSON  VI. 

DEl/I  €ATE.     A  delicate  complexion  (clear,  or  fair).— It  has  a  very  delicate  flavor  (nice; 

agreeable  to  the  senses). — As  delicate  as  a  spider's  thread  (slender;  minute). Cloth  of 

a  delicate  texture  (composed  of  fine  and  soft  threads). — It  is  a  very  delicate  question 
(one  to  be  treated  with  care). — He  is  in  delicate  health  (feeble). 

DfiS'PE  RATE.  He  is  a  desperate  man  (furious;  fearless). — His  fortunes  are  desperate 
(hopeless). 

EL'E  GANT.  A  man  of  elegant  manners  (polished ;  refined).— An  elegant  structure  (well 
formed). 

EX  TfiR'NAL.  The  external  surface  of  the  body  (exterior ;  outward) The  external  rela- 
tions of  our  country  (foreign). 

FLOWER  Y.  A  flowery  field  (full  of  flowers).—  A  flowery  style  (florid;  highly  embel- 
lished). 

IM  PER'FECT.  The  work  is  still  imperfect  (unfinished) The  book  is  imperfect  (de- 
fective ;  wanting  a  part).— We  are  all  imperfect  creatures  (liable  to  err,  or  to  sin). 

IM  PRoP'ER.  It  is  an  improper  medicine  to  give  (unsuitable).— -His  conduct  was  very 
improper  (unbecoming). 

LiB'JSR  AL.  He  made  a  liberal  donation  (ample;  large).— He  entertains  liberal  senti- 
ments (not  selfish;  enlarged).— He  is  a  man  of  liberal  education  (extensive  ;  collegiate). 

M5D'ER  ATE.  We  must  be  moderate  in  eating  (temperate) — The  moderate  men  of 
both  parties  (not  extreme  in  opinion). — He  is  a  man  of  moderate  abilities  (ordinary; 
middling). 

OF  FEN'SIVE.  He  uses  offensive  words  (displeasing).— We  carry  on  an  offensive  war 
(invading;  assailing). 

PAL/PA  BLE.  The  substance  is  palpable  (perceptible  by  the  touch). — We  require  palpa- 
ble proof  (plain ;  obvious). 

PAR'AL  LEL.  The  two  lines  are  parallel  (running  in  the  same  direction).— The  two 
cases  are  not  parallel  (similar;  resembling  each  other). 

PoP'U  LAR.  The  popular  voice  is  in  his  favor  (voice  of  the  people).— He  is  a  popular 
governor  (beloved  or  respected  by  the  people). 

PoS'I  TiVE.  We  have  his  positive  declaration  (direct;  explicit).— His  commands  are 
positive  (absolute).— The  witness  is  very  positive  that  he  saw  him  (confident ;  certain). 

PRoM'I  NENT.  He  has  a  prominent  eye  (full ;  large). — He  is  a  prominent  character 
(eminent;  distinguished) — He  has  a  prominent  position  (conspicuous). 

SfiN'SI  BLE.  The  light  of  the  moon  furnishes  no  sensible  heat  (perceptible).— He  is 
sensible  of  his  error  (conscious). — He  is  a  sensible  man  (intelligent;  reasonable). 

TE  NA'CIOUS.  He  is  v^ry  tenacious  of  his  opinions  (inclined  not  to  relinquish). — He  has 
a  tenacious  memory  (retentive). — Tar  is  a  tenacious  substance  (adhesive). 

UN  SfiT'TLED.  His  opinions  are  unsettled  (not  fixed).— The  weather  is  unsettled 
(changeable). — Unsettled  lands  (uninhabited). 

VI'O  LENT.  A  violent  assault  (forcible;  furious) — He  died  a  violent  death  (produced  by 
violence). 

E  QUiV'A  LENT.  That  is  equivalent  to  a  denial  (equal  to). — Friendship  and  amity  are 
equivalent  terms  (of  the  same  import). 

IN  AD'E  QUATE.  Our  means  are  inadequate  to  the  undertaking  (insufficient).— We 
have  inadequate  ideas  of  God  (partial ;  incomplete). 

IN  DiF'FER  ENT.  We  are  indifferent  in  our  choice  (not  inclined  to  one  more  than  to 
the  other).— He  was  an  indifferent  spectator  (unconcerned).—  His  writing  is  indifferent 
(only  passable). 

IN  TEM'PER  ATE.  He  is  an  intemperate  man  (addicted  to  the  use  of  ardent  spirits).— 
He  uses  intemperate  language  (immoderate ;  harsh). 

LA  Bo'RI  OUS.  He  is  a  laborious  pastor  (assiduous;  diligent).— His  duties  are  very  la- 
borious (toilsome ;  tiresome). 

LAM'ENT  A  BLE.  It  was  a  lamentable  mistake  (to  be  lamented) — His  cries  were  lam- 
entable (expressing  sorrow). 

MA  TE'RI  AL.  Material  substances  (consisting  of  matter,  as  distinct  from  spirit).— That 
is  a  material  fact  (important). 

MER'CE  NA  RY.  He  employed  mercenary  soldieas  (hired).— He  has  a  mercenary  dispo- 
sition (selfish ;  greedy  of  gain). 

PAR  TI€'U  LAR.  The  remark  has  &  particular  application  (not  general). — I  have  been 
very  particular  about  it  (attentive ;  careful).— He  has  brought  no  particular  news 
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S6I/I  TA  RY.  He  leads  a  solitary  life  (living  alone ;  lonely).— In  a  solitary  place  (re- 
tired ;  remote  from  observation). — It  is  only  a  solitary  example  (single). 

SU  PF:'RI  OR.  The  superior  part  of  the  image  (upper). — He  is  my  superior  officer 
(higher  in  rauk).— He  is  superior  to  such  base  motives  (above  the  influence  of). 

IN  DiS'SO  LUBLE.  Some  substances  are  indissoluble  in  water  (indissolvable). — Their 
friendship  is  indissoluble  (not  to  be  broken). 

II.  NOUNS. 
LESSON   VII. 

BAND.    A  band  of  leather  (narrow  strip).— A  band  of  soldiers  (company). 

BANK.  A  bank  of  earth  (pile,  or  mound). — The  banks  of  a  river  (sides). — A  house  used 
for  a  bank  (a  repository  of  money). 

BXR.  A  bar  of  iron  (long  flat  piece  of ).— A  bar  to  our  further  progress  (obstacle).— The 
bar  of  public  opinion  (tribunal). — The  bar  of  a  tavern  (place  where  liquors  are  sold). — A 
sand- bar  (bank). 

BLOOD.  We  are  all  of  one  blood  (kindred). — He  is  a  prince  of  the  blood  (of  the  royal 
family). — u Shall  not  I  require  his  blood  at  your  hands ?"  (life). — "Your  blood  be  upon 

your  own  heads"  (guilt) We  did  it  in  cold  blood  (deliberately).— The  blood  of  grapes 

(red  juice). 

BLOOM.  The  trees  are  covered  with  bloom  (blossoms).— He  is  in  the  bloom  of  youth 
(beauty  and  vigor). 

BoARD.  Saw  the  board  (thin  piece  of  timber).— What  is  the  price  of  board  t  (entertain- 
ment, food,  etc.). — Bring  the  matter  before  the  board  of  trustees  (council). 

BOUND.  He  made  a  sudden  bound  (spring).— Do  not  pass  beyond  the  bounds  (bound- 
aries).— The  love  of  money  knows  no  bounds  (limits). 

B6X.  He  gave  me  a  wooden  box  (chest,  or  coffer). — He  gave  me  a  box  on  the  ear  (blow 
with  the  hand). 

BRANCH.  The  branch  of  a  tree  (limb,  or  bough).— It  is  a  branch  of  the  society  (a  mem- 
ber, or  part  of). 

BREACH.  There  was  a  breach  in  the  wall  (break,  or  gap). — It  was  a  breach  of  duty  (vio- 
lation). 

BREAK.  There  was  a  break  in  the  iron  (crack;  opening  made  by  force) — There  was  a 
break  in  the  conversation  (pause). — It  was  just  at  the  break  of  day  (dawn). 

BREATH.  I  am  out  of  breath  (unable  to  breathe  freely). — Let  me  take  breath  (time  to 
breathe). — He  sighs  at  every  breath  (every  respiration). 

£)ALL.  Listen  to  the  calls  of  justice  (demands).— He  had  a  call  to  preach  here  (invita- 
tion).— I  made  a  call  there  yesterday  (short  visit). 

€ARE.  He  is  oppressed  with  care  (anxiety). — He  shows  great  want  of  care  (caution). — 
He  is  under  the  care  of  a  physician  (charge). 

€ISE.  A  case  for  knives  (box,  or  covering).— Imagine  the  case  your  own  (condition,  or 
circumstances). — The  lawyer  argued  the  case  (the  question,  or  subject). — The  case  was 
brought  into  court  (cause). 

€AST.  It  was  about  a  stone's  cast  (throw) — It  had  a  cast  of  green  (tinge ;  slight  color- 
ing).— A  peculiar  cast  of  countenance  (air;  mien). — He  brought  home  several  plaster 
casts  (plaster  statues). 

€AU$E.  The  cause  was  tried  in  the  Supreme  Court  (lawsuit).— What  is  the  cause  of 
the  difficulty?  (producing  agency). — "For  this  cause  have  I  raised  up  Pharaoh"  (rea- 
son ;  purpose). — They  hate  me  without  cause  (reason). 

CHXR6E.  They  made  a  charge  on  the  enemy  (onset).— The  trumpet  sounds  the  charge 
(signal  to  attack). — He  gave  me  a  charge  not  to  expose  him  (injunction  ;  command).— 
He  was  placed  in  my  charge  (care,  or  keeping).— We  must  pay  the  charges  of  the  war 
(expenses). 

CHEER.  They  gave  a  loud  cheer  (shout  of  joy). — We  must  be  of  good  cheer  (courage ; 
hopefulness). 

CHILD.  "Hagar  cast  the  child  under  the  shrubs"  (infant).— He  is  my  only  child  (may 
be  a  person  of  advanced  years). — He  is  a  mere  child  in  business  matters  (like  a  child). — 
The  children  of  Israel  (descendants  of). 

€5AT.  He  made  Joseph  a  coat  of  many  colors  (upper  garment). — The  sheep  has  a  coat 
of  wool  (covering). — The  coats  of  an  onion  (layers). — A  coat  of  varnish  (cover ;  paint). 

CRAFT.  He  accomplished  his  purposes  by  craft  (cunning;  artifice). — He  belongs  to  the 
craft  of  masons  (trade  or  occupation). — There  are  many  small  craft  on  the  river  (small 
vessels). 


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LESSON  VIII. 

CREW.    A  ship's  crew  (seamen). — A  miserable  crew  (company). 

£^RoP.  Take  out  the  crop  of  the  fowl  (stomach ;  craw). — We  had  a  fine  crop  of  wheat 
(harvest). 

€uT.  A  cut  in  his  hand  (gash) — He  gave  him  a  cut  with  a  whip  (stroke,  or  blow) A 

good  cut  of  beef  (slice) — We  took  a  shorter  cut  to  reach  the  village  (course ;  way).— A 
vrood-cut  (an  engraving  on  wood).— The  cut  of  a  coat  (shape  :  fashion). 

DEPTH.     The  depth  of  a  river  (deepness).— It  was  in  the  depth  of  winter  (middle). 

DRAFT  or  )  The  horse  is  good  for  draught  (drawing).— He  sent  me  a  draft  for 

DRAUGHT  (draft)  /  the  money  (order  for  payment). — He  made  a  draught  of  a  machine 
(sketch;  delineation). 

DRIFT.  A  drift  of  snow  (heap  ;  bank  caused  by  the  wind).— The  drift  of  the  discourse 
(aim ;  tendency). 

EASE.     He  takes  his  ease  (rest), — He  writes  with  ease  (facility). 

END.  The  end  of  a  chain  (extremity).— There  will  be  no  end  of  the  difficulty  (close  ;  ter- 
mination).—There  is  no  end  of  his  money  (limit). 

EYE  (i).  I  have  hurt  my  eye  (organ  of  vision).— He  has  an  eye  to  his  own  advantage  (re- 
gard; purpose). — He  kept  strict  eye  upon  me  (watch). 

FA"CE.  He  covered  his  face  with  his  hands  (visage  ;  front  part  of  the  head). — He  looked 
out  on  the  broad  face  of  the  waters  (surface). — A  cube  has  six  faces  (sides — plain  sur- 
faces).— He  had  not  the  face  to  do  it  (boldness). 

FiLE.  Bring  me  the  file  (instrument  used  in  filing).— The  documents  are  kept  on  file  (ar- 
ranged in  order). — A  file  of  soldiers  (row,  or  company). 

FLAME.  The  flame  shot  up  in  the  air  (blaze). — A  mischief-maker  will  set  a  whole  vil- 
lage in  aflame  (violent  contention). — The  whole  country  was  lit  up  with  the  flames  of 
war  (rage :  violence). 

FLIGHT.  His  flight  was  unexpected  (hasty  departure).— The  flight  of  a  bird  (act  of  fly- 
ing).— A  flight  of  stairs  (series  of  steps  of). 

FORM.  It  is  of  a  circular  form  (figure).— He  uses  a  set  form  of  words  (mode  or  manner). 
— This  must  be  reduced  to  form  (regularity;  order). — It  is  a  matter  of  mere  form  (cere- 
mony).— A  republican  form  of  government  (system). 

FRAME.  The  frame  of  a  house  (timbers  fitted,  etc.).— The  frame  of  a  horse  (bones  unit- 
ed, etc.). — A.  frame  of  government  (form;  system). 

FREIGHT.  The  ship  has  a  full  freight  (cargo).— You  must  pay  the  freight  (charges  for 
transportation). 

GRACE.  It  was  done  as  an  act  of  grace  (favor). — He  speaks  with  much  grace  (elegance 
and  dignity). 

GRAIN.  A  grain  of  sand  (minute  portion  ;  bit).— A  grain  of  corn  (single  seed) — It  weighs 
only  a  grain  (a  small  weight). — The  wood  has  a  coarse  grain  (veins  or  fibres). — He  has 
not  a  grain  of  common  sense  (particle). 

GROUND.  There  was  not  a  man  to  till  the  ground  (soil).— He  fell  to  the  ground  (surface 
of  the  earth). — He  stated  the  grounds  of  his  complaint  (cause). — The  painting  is  on  a 
white  ground  (surface). —He  would  not  quit  the  ground  (place). — The  opinion  gains 
ground  (credit ;  belief). 

HAND.  Take  it  from  his  hand  (the  extremity  of  the  arm). — The  horse  is  sixteen  hands 
high  (a  measure  of  four  inches).— This  is  admitted  on  all  hands  (sides  ;  by  all). — We  see 
the  hand  of  God  in  this  event  (agency). — The  papers  are  in  my  hands  (power;  posses- 
sion).— We  employ  forty  hands  (laborers). — He  writes  a  fine  hand  (form,  or  style  of 
writing). 

HEAD.  Put  the  hat  on  your  head  (the  uppermost  part  of  the  human  body). — The  tax 
was  two  cents  per  head  (individual). — He  is  the  head  of  the  army  (commander). — Do 
not  trouble  your  head  about  it  (mind). — The  heads  of  his  discourse  (topics  ;  chief  points). 

LIFE.  The  life  of  man  seldom  exceeds  seventy  years  (present  state  of  existence). — Nature 
swarms  with  life  (animals). — His  portrait  is  drawn  to  the  life  (exact  resemblance). — He 
has  seen  much  of  high  life  (rank  in  society). — Thousands  of  lives  have  been  sacrificed 
during  the  war  (persons). 

LIGHT.  We  must  rise  with  the  light  (dawn).— Hand  me  a  light  (lamp;  candle).— We 
must  use  such  lights  as  we  have  (means  of  knowing). — He  will  bring  all  secrets  to  light 
(open  view). — That  throws  some  light  on  his  conduct  (explanation). — In  whatever  light 
we  view  this  event  (point  of  view;  position). — The  window  has  twelve  lights  (panes  of 
glass). 

LoT.  He  bought  a  lot  of  land  (piece,  or  division) — The  land  shall  be  divided  by  lot 
(chance  ;  hazard).— He  bought  a  lot  of  goods  at  auction  (parcel ;  quantity). 


158  WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 

LESSON  IX. 

LINE.  The  angler  uses  a  line  and  hook  (slender  cord).— The  lines  of  his  face  (lineaments). 
— I  received  a  line  from  my  friend  (short  letter;  a  note). — In  the  direct  line  of  descent 
(order ;  series). 

MEAN.  There  is  a  proper  mean  in  all  things  (medium). — He  was  without  means  (re- 
sources ;  property). 

MiND.  I  have  a  mind  to  resign  (intention  ;  inclination) We  are  all  of  one  mind  (opin- 
ion)— Can  you  call  to  mind  what  was  said  ?  (remembrance). — He  is  a  man  of  excellent 
mind  (understanding). 

NAME.  By  what  name  is  he  called?  (appellation;  designation).— He  has  a  bad  name 
(reputation  ;  character) — I  command  you  in  the  name  of  the  king  (authority ;  behalf). 

NoTE.  u  We  take  no  note  of  passing  time  but  by  its  loss"  (notice). — He  is  a  man  of  note 
(distinction).— The  notes  of  the  nightingale  (song;  voice).— He  sent  me  a  note  (short  let- 
ter).—He  gave  his  note  for  the  debt  (written  promise  of  payment).— I  took  notes  of  the 
discourse  (written  minutes,  or  heads). 

PLuM.  He  ate  &plum  (a  well-known  fruit) — He  is  worth  a  plum  (100,000  pounds  ster- 
ling). 

POINT.  The  point  of  a  thorn  (sharp  end) . — A  point  of  land  (a  small  cape,  or  promontory). 
— He  is  at  the  point  of  death  (verge ;  time  near  to). — He  has  reached  a  high  point  of  ex- 
cellence (degree;  state).— In  what  point  do  we  differ?  (particular).— He  is  determined 
to  gain  his  point  (object ;  purpose). 

RANGE.     A  range  of  hills  (row) — The  debate  took  a  wide  range  (extent  of  discussion). 

REST.  The  sea  is  never  at  rest  (in  a  state  of  quiet,  or  repose).— It  is  time  to  retire  to  rest 
(sleep). — Take  a  part  and  return  the  rest  (remainder). 

ROOM.  He  occupies  an  upper  room  (apartment). — You  occupy  too  much  room  (space). — 
There  is  no  longer  room  for  doubt  (occasion ;  cause). 

SENSE.  We  distinguish  colors  by  the  sense  of  sight  (faculty). — There  is  no  sense  in  what 
he  says  (reason). — A  due  sense  of  our  weakness  (consciousness  ;  conviction). — The  true 
sense  of  the  words  (meaning ;  import) . 

SoUL.  The  human  soul  (the  immortal  part  in  man). — Emotion  is  the  soul  of  eloquence 

(essential  part) An  able  general  is  the  soul  of  an  army  (animating  principle). — There 

was  not  a  soul  present  (human  being). 

STAGE.  A  stage  for  the  speakers  (elevated  platform).— On  the  stage  of  life  (place  of  ac- 
tion).— We  will  rest  at  the  next  stage  of  the  journey  (stopping -place). — In  the  several 
stages  of  the  disease  (steps ;  degrees  of  advance). — We  rode  in  the  stage  (stage-coach). 

STAND.  They  came  to  a  stand  near  the  river  (stop ;  halt) — He  took  his  stand  upon  a 
hill  (station). 

STAY.  He  made  a  short  stay  (continuance  in  a 'place).— He  is  the  stay  of  our  declining 
years  (prop ;  support). 

STEP.    He  advanced  a  step  (pace).— It  is  but  a  step  to  the  river  (short  distance). 

ST6CK.  The  stock  of  a  tree  (main  stem).— The  stock  of  a  musket  (the  wood  that  holds 

the  barrel) A  stock  for  the  neck  (band,  or  cravat).— From  what  stock  did  he  spring? 

(lineage;  family).— The  stock  employed  in  manufactures  (capital;  fund).—  Live-stock 
(cattle.) 

STRENGTH.  He  has  not  strength  to  walk  (force ;  power).— The  strength  of  a  wall  (firm- 
ness ;  solidity).— The  strength  of  the  enemy  (military  or  naval  force). 

SuIT.  A  suit  of  clothes  (set).— A  nobleman  and  his  suit  (retinue ;  attendants).— A  crim- 
inal suit  was  brought  against  him  (action  in  law). 

SuM.    The  sum  of  3  and  5  is  8  (amount ;  whole) — He  lent  me  a  sum  of  money  (quantity). 

TROTH.    We  wish  to  know  the  truth  (the  facts).— He  is  a  man  of  truth  (veracity). 

TORN.  The  turn  of  the  wheel  (revolution).— A  turn  in  the  river  (bend ;  a  winding) — 
Let  us  take  a  turn  in  the  garden  (walk  to  and  fro).— It  may  take  a  turn  different  from 
what  we  expect  (change  of  direction).— My  turn  will  come  soon  (chance;  opportunity). 

WARMTH.  The  ivarmth  of  the  blood  (gentle  heat).— He  espoused  their  cause  with 
warmth  (zeal ;  eagerness). 

WXY.  He  must  get  out  of  the  way  (road  ;  path).— He  went  only  a  little  loay  (distance). 
—Which  way  shall  I  go  ?  (course ;  direction).— Make  way  for  the  king  (room  for  passing). 
—This  is  the  best  way  of  doing  it  (manner;  method). 

WORD.  I  give  my  word  for  it  (promise).— He  gave  the  word  to  fire  (order ;  command). 
—He  brought  word  of  their  safe  arrival  (account ;  tidings). 

A€  €ORD'.  He  went  of  his  own  accord  (will).— They  continued  with  one  accord  in 
prayer  (mind  ;  concurrence). 


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LESSON  X. 

A€  COUNT7.     He  wrote  an  account  of  the  affair  (description;  narrative).— Let  him  ex- 
hibit his  account  (statement  of  debts  and  credits). — He  stays  at  home  on  account  of 
sickness  (by  reason  of). 
AD  DRESS'.     A  man  of  pleasing  address  (manner  of  speaking).— The  general  made  a 

short  address  (speech). — He  paid  his  addresses  to  the  lady  (courtship). 
BoD'Y.    The  body  of  a  man  (his  material  substance). — The  whole  body  of  mankind 
(mass). — The  body  of  a  tree  (main  part). — A  body  of  laws  (collection). — The  clergy  went 
there  in  a  body  (in  one  company). 

BoT'TOM.  The  bottom  of  a  well  (lowest  part  of) — We  must  examine  the  subject  to  the 
bottom  (thoroughly). — He  is  at  the  bottom  of  all  this  difficulty  (the  author,  or  cause  of). 
— Goods  are  often  imported  in  foreign  bottoms  (ships). 

•€OM  PLIINT'.  I  find  no  cause  of  complaint  (for  finding  fault).— He  has  a  complaint  of 
the  liver  (disease;  malady) — He  made  a  complaint  against  him  for  perjury  (accusa- 
tion). 

€ON  CKRN'.  These  are  our  private  concerns  (business  ;  matters). — It  is  a  matter  of  no 
concern  to  me  (interest ;  importance). — I  feel  no  concern  for  his  safety  (solicitude ;  anx- 
iety). 

€OUN'SEL.  We  gave  him  good  counsel  (advice) — Let  a  man  keep  his  own  counsel 
(opinions;  purposes). — He  was  questioned  by  the  plaintiff's  counsel  (advocate;  law- 
yer). 

€uSTOM.  Such  are  the  customs  of  the  people  (usages;  manners). — The  tailor  has  an 
extensive  custom  (trade ;  business). 

DE  GREE'.  We  advance  by  slow  degrees  (steps) Men  of  high  degree  (rank). — We  suf- 
fered an  extreme  degree  of  cold  (measure ;  extent). — A  degree  of  latitude  (the  360th  part 
of  the  earth's  circumference  by  a  N.  and  S.  line) — He  received  the  degree  of  Doctor  of 
Divinity  (an  honorary  mark  of  distinction). 

DE  MA.ND'.  What  are  your  demands  against  me?  (claims  for  debt). — The  note  is  pay- 
able on  demand  (on  asking). — His  company  is  in  great  demand  (request ;  a  desire  to 
obtain). 

DE  SIGN'.  He  made  a  design  for  a  court-house  (drawing;  plan). — It  was  a  noble  design 
(scheme,  or  plan) — It  is  my  design  to  return  (intention ;  purpose). 

DIS  CHXRoE'.  The  discharge  of  the  cargo  (unloading).— The  discharge  of  fire-arms  (ex- 
plosion; shooting).— The  soldier  obtained  a  discharge  (dismissal  from  service).— We 
must  be  faithful  in  the  discharge  of  our  duties  (performance). 

EF  FECT'.  These  are  the  effects  of  intemperance  (results  produced  by).— They  spoke  to 
this  effect  (purpose  ;  tendency). — The  contract  is  of  no  effect  (force;  validity). 

EM'PIRE.  England  claimed  the  empire  of  the  ocean  (dominion  over).— The  Austrian 
empire,  (territory). — The  empire  of  reason  (rule;  sway). 

EN'TRANCE.  The  entrance  of  the  stranger  (coming  in).— They  barred  up  the  entrance 
(door,  or  gateway). 

EN'TRY.  He  made  his  entry  into  the  city  on  horseback  (entrance).— You  must  make  an 
entry  of  all  sales  (record  in  a  book). 

ES'SAY.  The  essay  was  all  in  vain  (attempt ;  effort).— He  wrote  an  essay  (composition; 
article). 

ES  TATE'.  We  are  fallen  from  our  high  estate  (condition;  position).— He  left  a  large 
estate  (property). 

FAB'RIC.  The  cloth  is  of  a  beautiful  fabric  (texture) That  is  a  splendid  fabric  (build- 
ing).—Silks,  and  other  fine  fabrics  (cloths). 

FiG'ORE.  A  lady  of  elegant  figu re  (form).— The  principal  figures  in  a  picture  (persons 
represented).—  The. figure  of  a  man  in  marble  (image  ;  statue). 

GLo'RY.  Solomon  in  all  his  glory  (splendor;  magnificence).— Glory  to  God  in  the  high- 
est (honor  ;  adoration).— The  hero  pants  for  glory  (fame  ;  renown). 

IM'PORT.  We  do  not  understand  the  im})ort  of  the  term  (signification;  meaning). — Our 
imports  exceed  our  exports  (goods  brought  into  the  country). 

IN'STANCE.  It  was  done  at  the  instance  of  a  friend  (solicitation).— It  was  a  remarkable 
instance  of  self-possession  (example). 

IS'SUE.  The  issue  of  water  from  a  pipe  (flowing  out).— The  issue  of  an  order  from  the 
court  (sending  out). — The  man  died  without  issue  (children). 

LIVING.  He  made  a  living  by  fishing  (livelihood).— There  is  no  living  with  a  scold  (con- 
tinuing in  life). 

MAN'NER.  In  what  manner  should  it  be  done  (method  ;  way).— They  shall  say  all  man- 
ner of  evil  against  you  (sorts  •  kinds). 


160  WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


LESSON  XL 

MAT'TER.  All  matter  is  not  visible  (the  substance  of  which  bodies  are  composed). — It  is 
a  matter  of  astonishment  to  us  (subject).— Thus  the  matter  rests  (affair;  business) — 
What  is  the  matter?  (cause  of  it ;  difficulty). 

NAT'ORE.  There  is  no  such  thing  in  nature  (in  the  universe). — The  nature  of  the  soul 
(essential  qualities  or  attributes). — The  event  is  not  according  to  nature  (regular  course 
of  things). — A  war  of  such  a  nature  will  not  soon  be  ended  (kind). 

No'TiCE.  We  must  take  notice  of  the  objects  around  us  (observation). — He  gave  notice 
of  his  arrival  (information). 

OR'DER.  The  order  of  troops  on  parade  (arrangement).— The  motion  is  not  in  order  (in 
the  established  mode). — The  general  gave  the  order  to  march  (command). — Order  must 
be  preserved  in  school  (government,  or  discipline). — The  order  of  nobles  (class). — The 
Doric  order  of  architecture  (system). 

PAS'S A6E.  Clouds  intercept  the  passage  of  the  sun's  rays  (act  of  passing) We  took 

passage  on  board  a  ship  (right  of  passing,  as  a  passenger). — A  blind  passage  in  the  book 
(clause ;  sentence).— We  are  informed  of  the  passage  of  the  law  (enactment). 

POWER.  The  power  of  the  arm  (strength). — The  reasoning  powers  (faculties) It  is  not 

in  his  power  to  pay  his  debts  (ability). — The  power  of  steam  (force). — They  live  under 
the  power  of  an  emperor  (dominion  ;  authority). 

PuR'POSE.  It  is  our  purpose  to  return  to-morrow  (intention). — What  good  purpose  will 
he  accomplish ?  (end;  object). 

QUAR'TER.  A  quarter  of  a  dollar  (fourth  part).— From  what  quarter  does  the  wind 
blow?  (direction;  point  of  the  compass). —He  called  on  the  general  at  his  quarters 
(lodgings). 

QUfiS'TION.  Let  me  ask  a  question  (interrogatory). — The  story  is  true  beyond  all  ques- 
tion (doubt ;  dispute). 

REA'SON.  I  freely  give  the  reasons  of  my  opinion  (cause,  ground,  or  principle). — He  was 
detained  by  reason  of  sickness  (on  account  of). — Every  man  claims  to  have  reason  on 
his  side  (right ;  justice). 

RE  PORT'.  The  report  is  not  true  (rumor;  story  circulated). — Did  you  hear  the  report 
of  the  pistol?  (sound). — He  gave  a  true  report  of  what  he.  saw  (statement). 

STAND'IXG.  It  is  a  custom  of  long  standing  (continuance). — His  standing  in  society  is 
good  (veputation ;  position). 

STA'PLE.  An  iron  staple  (hook  or  pin  of  iron).— Cotton  is  the  staple  of  Georgia  (princi- 
pal commodity).  — This  wool  is  of  a  fine  staple  (thread  or  fibre). 

VIRT'OE.  He  leads  a  life  of  virtue  (moral  goodness). — When  wine  is  exposed  to  the  air 
its  virtue  is  soon  lost  (strength ;  spirit). — He  arrested  him  by  virtue  of  an  order  from 
the  general  (authority). 

AD  VAN'TAGE.  We  enjoy  great  advantages  for  improvement  (means ;  opportunities).— 
Do  not  let  him  get  the  advantage  of  you  (superiority  over). 

AP  PEAR'ANCE.  His  sudden  appearance  surprised  me  (coming  into  sight). — He  has 
the  appearance,  of  an  honest  man  (external  show,  or  manner) — He  made  a  noble  ap- 
pearance (show  of  figure,  mien,  etc.). 

AS  SOR'ANCE  (ash  shoor'ance).  I  trusted  to  his  assurances  (declarations;  promises). — 
I  have  full  assurance  of  his  honesty  (faith  in). — His  assurance  is  intolerable  (impudence ; 
boldness). 

BUS'I  NESS  (blz'ness).  He  must  attend  to  his  business  (affairs  ;  concerns). — What  bus- 
iness has  he  to  do  it  ?  (right).  — A  lawyer's  business  is  to  attend  to  the  interests  of  his 
clients  (duty). 

€#AR'A€  TER.  The  characters  of  the  alphabet  (letters).— He  is  a  man  of  bad  character 
(reputation). — He  is  a  man  of  character  (good  repute ;  eminence). — Many  eminent  char- 
acters were  present  (persons). 

CoM  MiS'SION.  He  was  charged  with  the  commission  of  a  crime  (perpetration  of). — 
He  received  his  commission  from  the  President  (order ;  mandate  ;  authority).— A  com- 
mission was  appointed  to  investigate  the  matter  (number  of  persons). 

CON  CLu'SION.  Let  us  hear  the  conclusion  of  the  argument  (ending;  final  result) I 

came  to  this  conclusion  (final  decision). 

€ON  Di'TTON.  He  is  in  a  very  bad  condition  (state  as  to  health,  etc.).— What  are  the 
conditions  of  the  treaty?  (terms). 

€ON  STRU€'TION.  The  sailing  of  a  ship  depends  chiefly  on  its  construction  (form  of 
building). — What  construction  shall  be  put  upon  his  words?  (meaning;  interpretation). 

€ON  SUMP'TION.  The  consumption  of  coal  is  very  great  (destruction  by  burning).— 
He  has  the  consumption  (the  disease  so  called). 


WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


LESSON  XII. 

COUN'TE  NANCE.  He  has  a  sad  countenance  (face;  visage). — Give  no  countenance  to 
the  wicked  (favor ;  support). 

•CuR'REN  CY.  The  report  obtained  general  currency  (belief;  circulation). — We  have  no 
longer  a  gold  currency  (medium  of  trade ;  money). 

DE  DU€'TION.  We  will  make  a  deduction  from  the  amount  (abatement).— It  is  a  fair 
deduction  from  your  principles  (inference  ;  conclusion  drawn). 

DE  Nl'AL.  His  statement  met  with  a  denial  (contradiction).— His  request  met  with  a 
denial  (refusal  to  grant  it). — His  denial  of  a  God  (disowning). 

DI  RfcC'TION.  In  what  direction  did  it  move  ?  (line ;  course) He  has  the  whole  direc- 
tion of  the  business  (management).— He  gave  them  directions  how  to  proceed  (instruc- 
tions). 

DIS  6K/DER.  The  troops  were  thrown  into  disorder  (confusion).— He  has  a  disorder  of 
the  heart  (disease). 

DIS  TiNC'TION.  There  is  no  distinction  between  them  (difference).—  He  is  a  man  of 
distinction  (eminence;  note). 

Di  VIS'ION.  A  division  of  the  property  (dividing) — A  division  between  the  rooms  (par- 
tition).— The  divisions  of  a  discourse  (parts). 

EM'I  NENCE.  This  building  is  on  an  eminence  (hill ;  elevation) He  is  a  man  of  emi- 
nence (distinction ;  celebrity). 

EN  COUN'TER.  An  unexpected  encounter  (meeting) — We  had  an  encounter  with  the 
enemy  (fight). 

EN'ER  6Y.  His  energies  are  aroused  (natural  powers). — His  language  is  remarkable  for 
its  energy  (strength  of  expression ;  force). 

EX  CfiP'TION.  All  are  here,  with  the  exception  of  four  (omission).— He  took  exception 
to  my  remarks  (made  objection). 

EX'ER  CI$E.    Exercise  is  promotive  of  health  (bodily  exertion) They  are  engaged  in 

religious  exercises  (worship). — In  the  exercise  of  our  profession  (practice). 

FA€'UL  TY.  We  have  the  faculty  of  speech  (power).— He  has  &  faculty  for  mimicry  (pe- 
culiar aptness). — The  faculty  of  the  colle'ge  (officers). 

IM  PRES'SION.     The  seal  makes  an  impression  on  wax  (mark ;  indentation) My  words 

made  no  impression  on  him  (effect  on  the  mind) That  is  my  impression  (idea;  indis- 
tinct remembrance). — Our  guns  made  no  impression  on  the  fort  (sensible  effect). 

IN'TER  EST.  It  is  not  to  our  interest  that  he  should  succeed  (advantage).— The  general 
had  now  lost  his  interest  at  court  (influence). — I  have  sold  out  my  interest  in  the  busi- 
ness (share ;  portion). — He  must  pay  me  interest  on  the  note  (allowance  for  the  use  of 
money). 

LfiV'I  TY.  The  ascent  of  a  balloon  is  owing  to  its  levity  (lightness).— The  levity  of  youth 
(unsteadiness ;  want  of  seriousness). 

OC  -CX'SION.  He  took  occasion  to  deny  the  charge  (opportunity). — What  was  the  occa- 
sion of  the  war  (cause). 

O'VERT  uRE.  He  made  overtures  of  peace  (proposals). — The  overture  at  the  concert 
(opening  piece). 

PER  SUA'SION.  He  practiced  all  the  arts  of  persuasion  (influencing  by  argument,  en- 
treaty, etc.). — Men  of  the  same  persuasion  differ  (sect ;  creed). 

PRP:  SuMP'TION.  The  presumption  is  that  he  will  return  (probability).— He  had  the 
presumption  to  dictate  terms  to  me  (arrogance). 

PRoP'ER  TY.  Color  is  a  property  of  light  (peculiar  quality). — He  is  a  man  of  large 
property  (estate;  wealth). 

QUAL'I  TY.  Softness  is  the  natural  quality  of  wool  (property).— We  must  judge  of  the 
quality  of  actions  by  their  motives  (moral  nature).— She  is  a  lady  of  quality  (superior 
rank). 

Vi'O  LENCE.     The  violence  of  a  blow  (force). — The  earth  was  filled  with  violence  (crimes ; 

outrages). Offer  no  violence  to  the  laws  (injury;  infringement). — Do  violence  to  no 

man  (injury;  harm). 

A  BiL/I  TY.  Our  ability  to  work  (physical  power). — We  give  according  to  our  ability 
(means;  wealth).  • 

AP  PLI  €X'TIONT.    The  pain  was  relieved  by  the  application  of  a  poultice  (act  of  laying 

on) He  made  application  for  the  property  (request;  solicitation). — He  was  injured  by 

close  application  to  study  (attention). 

AP  PRE  HfcN'SION.  He  escaped  after  his  apprehension  (arrest). — In  our  apprehension 
the  facts  prove  it  (opinion).— He  is  a  man  of  dull  apprehension  (.perception;  intellect). 


162  WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


LESSON  XIII. 

AIT  THoR'I  TY.  He  exercises  authority  over  us  (rule;  power).— This  person  is  my  au- 
'  thority  (witness ;  proof).— An  historian  of  no  authority  (credibility).— By  what  author- 
ity doest  thou  these  things  ?  (by  whose  order). 

€  A  PA'CI  T  Y.  Do  you  know  the  capacity  of  the  cask  ?  (measurement ;  what  it  will  hold). 
—It  is  beyond  his  capacity  (mental  ability) — He  acts  in  the  capacity  of  engineer  (pro 
fession,  or  occupation). 

€OM  Mu'NI  TY.  It  is  established  on  the  principle  of  a  community  of  goods  (common 
property  in). — A  community  of  monks  (society). 

€ON  SIST'EN  CY.  There  is  no  consistency  in  such  conduct  (reasonableness  ;  harmony). 
—It  must  be  boiled  to  the  consistency  of  sirup  (density,  or  thickness). 

D£L/i  €A  CY.  His  skin  has  great  delicacy  of  texture  (fineness  and  softness).—  Delicacy 
of  form  (smallness ;  frailness).—  Delicacy  of  constitution  (weakness).— Delicacy  of  color- 
ing (nicety;  minute  accuracy). — The  peach  is  a  great  delicacy  (delightful  to  the  taste). 

DES  PE  RA'TION.  The  men  were  in  a  state  of  desperation  (despair)  .—They  fought 
with  desperation  (fury). 

DIS  PO  SI'TION.  He  made  a  good  disposition  of  his  men  (arrangement;  distribution). 
— He  has  an  amiable  disposition  (temper). — He  made  a  good  disposition  of  his  prop- 
erty (disposal). 

DIS  SO  Lu'TION.  The  dissolution  of  the  ice  (melting).— The  dissolution  of  the  govern- 
ment (destruction  ;  breaking  up) — As  the  period  of  dissolution  approaches  (death). 

ES  TI  MA'TION.  We  differ  in  our  estimation  of  his  worth  (opinion).— We  hold  him  in 
high  estimation  (esteem;  regard). 

IN  TfiG'RI  TY.  We  will  preserve  the  integrity  of  our  country  (entireness;  wholeness). 
— He  is  a  man  of  integrity  (honesty  ;  purity  of  character). 

IN  TER  VEN'TION.  We  reject  the  intervention  of  a  foreign  power  (interposition;  medi- 
ation).—Effects  are  produced  by  the  intervention  of  natural  causes  (agency). 

MA  JoR'I  TY.  The  measure  was  carried  by  a  majority  of  votes  (more  than  half ).— The 
young  man  has  attained  his  majority  (full  age  ;  twenty-one  years). 

SAT  IS  FA€'TION.  Sin  affords  no  permanent  satisfaction  (enjoyment).— I  demand  sat- 
isfaction for  the  damages  (compensation). 

€OM  ML*  NI  €A'TION.  It  will  hinder  the  communication  of  knowledge  (imparting; 
transmission). — There  is  no  communication  between  the  two  seas  (connecting  pas- 
sage).— He  sent  a  communication  to  the  assembly  (message;  any  thing  imparting  in- 
formation). 

IN  E  QUAL'I  TY.  An  inequality  of  numbers  (difference).— The  inequalities  of  the  sur- 
face (unevenness). 

QUAL  I  FI  CAPTION.  He  has  the  necessary  qualifications  for  business  (acquirements). — 
I  use  the  term  without  any  qualification  (modification ;  restriction). 

m.  VERBS. 

BXR.  Let  us  bar  the  door  (fasten  with  a  bar). — We  must  bar  the  entrance  of  evil  (ob- 
struct; prevent). 

BE.  "To  be,  or  not  to  be,  that  is  the  question11  (to  exist,  or  not  to  exist).— u  And  they 
twain  shall  be  one  flesh"  (become). — Let  it  be  as  it  is  (remain) — When  will  you  be  there  ? 
(be  present). 

BEAR.  The  post  will  bear  a  heavy  weight  (sustain). — They  bear  him  upon  their  shouk 
ders  (carry). — I  can  not  bear  the  pain  (endure). — The  words  will  bear  a  different  mean- 
ing (will  admit). — The  tree  bears  apples  (produces). — We  will  bear  the  blame  (be  answer- 
able for). — It  bears  hard  upon  him  (presses). 

BEAT.  The  heart  beats  (pulsates). — The  storm  beats  against  the  house  (dashes). — He 
beats  the  drum  (plays  on). — You  must. not  beat  him  (strike.) 

BfiND.  We  bend  the  arm  (crook) — We  bend  our  steps  homeward  (direct) — He  is  bent 
on  mischief  (determined  on). 

BIND.  Bind  the  man's  arms  (fasten  with  a  cord).— Bind  up  the  wound  (bandage  it)  — 
We  are  bound  by  our  promise  (held ;  engaged). — We  bind  the  carpet  (form  a  border  on). 
— We  bind  the  book^sew  together  and  cover). 

BLoW.  The  wind  blows  (air  moves  in  a  current). — Now  blow  the  trumpet  (sound  it). — 
The  plant  will  blow  to-morrow  (blossom). — The  storm  has  blown  over  (passed  by). — The 
house  was  blown  up  (destroyed  by  gunpowder). 

BOW.  We  bow  the  head  to  the  ground  (bend  the  body,  etc.).— He  is  bowed  down  with 
sorrow  (depressed).— Gold  is  the  idol  to  which  the  world  bows  (pays  deference). 


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LESSON  XIV. 

BREAK.  It  will  break  the  cable  (rend  apart). — Light  breaks  through  the  cloud  (bursts  or 
pierces  through).— It  broke  his  spirit  (subdued) — He  will  break  the  horse  (tame;  train 
to  obedience). — His  heavy  losses  broke  him  (made  him  bankrupt). — He  broke  his  prom- 
ise (violated). — The  tree  broke  his  fall  (lessened  the  force  of). — It  broke  him  of  the  hab- 
it (caused  him  to  abandon) — He  intends  to  break  up  the  meadow  (plow). — It  will  break 
up  the  army  (cause  to  disband).— The  waves  break  against  the  rocks  (dash) — They 
broke  into  the  house  (entered  by  violence). 

BREATHE.  We  breathe  the  fresh  air  (inhale  air  into  the  lungs  and  expel  it). — Flowers 
breathe  odors  (exhale). — Do  not  breathe  a  word  of  it  to  him  (utter;  tell). — His  books 
breathe  the  same  spirit  (manifest). 

BRING.  Bring  me  the  book  (fetch;  carry).— Bring  the  horse  here  (drive  or  lead) — It 
•will  bring  him  to  terms  (induce  his  assent). — It  brought  to  mind  the  circumstance  (re- 
called). 

BROOD.  The  hen  broods  her  chickens  (sits  on  and  covers). — The  miser  broods  over  his 
gold  (lets  his  mind  anxiously  dwell  upon). 

BCRST.  He  burst  open  the  door  (broke  forcibly). — A  sound  bursts  upon  our  ears  (comes 
suddenly). — She  burst  into  tears  (broke  forth  suddenly). 

•CALL.  And  God  called  the  light  day  (named). — He  called  the  council  together  (convoked ; 
assembled). — He  called  the  meeting  to  order  (summoned ;  commanded). — Because  I  have 
called,  and  ye  refused  (invited).— Let  him  call  over  the  list  (name  ;  repeat) — I  call  God. 
for  a  witness  (appeal  to). — John  called  to  me  (addressed  by  name). — He  called  at  the 
house  (stopped  at). 

•CAST.  Then  cast  a  stone  at  him  (throw). — The  serpent  casts  his  skin  (sheds;  throws 
off). — They  cast  anchor  (let  fall). — They  cast  him  into  prison  (put ;  thrust). — Cast  your 
eyes  over  the  account  (glance,  or  look  over).— The  ship  was  cast  away  (wrecked).— He 
was  very  much  cast  down  (dejected). — We  will  cast  up  the  accounts  (compute;  calcu- 
late). 

CATCH.  He  caught  hold  of  me  (seized). — He  ran,  but  could  not  catch  me  (overtake). — 
The  fire  caught  the  adjoining  buildings  (communicated  to.) — He  caught  cold  (took;  was 
sickened  by). 

CHXRaE.  We  charged  the  enemy  (made  an  onset  upon). — We  charged  our  muskets 

(loaded). — The  officer  was  charged  with  dispatches  (intrusted  with) To  whom  shall  we 

charge  the  goods  (as  a  debt). — He  is  charged  with  theft  (accused  of). — We  charge  you  to 
return  immediately  (command  ;  enjoin  upon). 

CHOOSE.  Let  him  choose  four  men  (pick  out ;  select). — Choose  not  the  ways  of  evil  men 
(go  not  in). — The  people  choose  delegates  (elect). 

CITE.    He  is  cited  to  appear  (summoned). — He  cited  a  passage  from  Isaiah  (quoted). 

CLoSE.  We  close  the  eyes  in  sleep  (shut  them).— We  close  a  bargain  (finish;  conclude). 
— We  will  close  with  the  terms  (accede  to). 

•CLoTHE.  We  clothe  ourselves  (put  on  garments). — We  clothe  our  thoughts  with  words 
(express  by  means  of). — The  earth  is  clothed  with  verdure  (covered). — He  is  clothed 
with  authority  (invested  with). 

C6ME.  The  wind  comes  from  the  west  (moves;  blows). — The  time  has  come  (arrived). 
— How  comes  that?  (happens). — The  color  comes  into  his  face  (appears  in). — We  come 
of  a  royal  race  (are  descended  from). 

•COUNT.     Who  can  count  the  stars?  (number). — I  count  them  my  enemies  (consider). 

CRAVE.    I  crave  your  pardon  (ask;  beseech). — The  stomach  craves  food  (longs  for). 

CORE.     The  child  was  cured  (restored  to  health) — We  cure  hay  in  summer  (dry  for 

preservation). 
•CuT.     The  boy  cut  his  finger  (made  a  gash  in). — One  line  cuts  another  at  right  angles 

(crosses). — All  communication  was  cut  off  (interrupted). 
DISH.     We  dash  it  to  the  earth  (throw  violently).— It  will  dash  all  their  hopes  (destroy). 

— The  waters  dash  down  the  precipice  (rush). 
DEAL.     He  deals  out  bread  to  the  hungry  (distributes). — He  dealt  him  a  blow  on  the 

head  (inflicted) — They  deal  in  cotton  goods  (trade;  traffic). — He  does  not  deal  fairly  by 

me  (act ;  conduct  himself). 
DTE.    The  man  died  (expired).— Let  the  secret  die  in  your  own  breast  (remain  hidden).— 

The  sound  dies  away  in  the  distance  (becomes  less  distinct). 
DOOM.    The  criminal  is  doomed  to  chains  (condemned) — We  are  doomed  to  suffer  for  our 

follies  (destined). 

DOUBT.  I  doubt  the  truth  of  it  (hesitate  to  believe).— I  doubt  your  ability  to  do  it  (dis- 
trust). 


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LESSON  XV. 
DRAW,    They  draw  the  wagon  (pull  along) — He  drew  his  sword  (unsheathed).— He  drew 

their  attention  (attracted). — War  draws  after  it  a  train  of  calamities  (causes  ;  produces). 

—He  drew  the  figure  of  a  man  (sketched) — He  drew  the  prize  (obtained  by  lot) We 

draw  consolation  from  the  Gospel  (derive) — The  note  draws  interest  (bears ;  produces). 

— His  eloquence  drew  tears  from  the  jury  (caused  to  flow). — The  lawyer  drew  the  deed 

(wrote).— The  day  draws  toward  evening  (advances).— The  time  draws  nigh  (approaches). 
DROP.     We  drop  a  stone  (let  fall).— We  will  drop  the  discussion  (stop).— We  drop  his 

acquaintance  (suffer  to  cease). — Drop  the  muzzle  of  your  gun  (lower). — One  by  one  our 

friends  drop  into  the  grave  (die).— My  friend  just  dropped  in  to  see  me  (called;  came). 
FADE.    The  leaves  fade  (lose  color). —We  all  do  fade  as  a  leaf  (perish).— The  stars  shall 

fade  away  (grow  dim). 

FAIL.    The  crops  failed  last  season  (were  deficient). — The  patient  fails  every  hour  (be- 
comes weaker) — The  experiment  failed  (was  ineffectual;  missed).—  He  failed  to  return 

the  money  (neglected ;  omitted).— The  merchant  failed  (became  bankrupt ;  could  not 

pay  his  debts). 
FALL.     Rain/«Z?s  from  the  clouds  (drops).— The  river  falls  into  the  sea  (flows). — The 

'tide  falls  (sinks;  lowers).—  Tyre  fell  (was  destroyed).— The  price  fell  (decreased).— He 

fell  sick  (became).— The  robbers  fell  upon  him  (attacked). 
FEEL.    We  feel  the  door  (perceive  by  the  touch).—  We  feel  pain  (suffer).— We  feel  for 

the  woes  of  others  (are  moved  by). 

FILL.    Fill  the  basket  with  apples  (put  into) lie  fills  the  office  of  judge  (occupies). 

FIND.     We  have  found  the  lost  dollar  (discovered).— I  find  that  I  was  mistaken  (learn ; 

ascertain). — The  jury  found  a  verdict  for  the  plaintiff  (rendered;  declared). — We  find 

them  in  provisions  (supply  with). 
FOUND.     There  they  founded  a  city  (built,  or  began  to  build). — Dominion  is  sometimes 

founded  on  conquest  (established). 
FLoW.    Tears  flow  from  the  eyes  (pour). — Evils  flow  from  intemperance  (proceed ;  arise). 

— The  tide  flows  twice  in  twenty-four  hours  (rises). 

GAIN.     We  strive  to  gain  property  (acquire;  obtain). — We  gained  the  top  of  the  mount- 
ain (arrived  at). — He  gained  the  prize  (won). 
GIVE.    We  will  give  the  full  value  of  the  goods  (pay) — Give  me  the  opportunity  (allow; 

afford). — Give  praise  to  God  (render). — Give  the  word  of  command  (pronounce;  utter). 

— It  gives  me  much  pleasure  (causes ;  affords). — I  give  my  word  for  it  (pledge). 
Go.     The  ship  goes  by  steam  (is  moved  by).— The  child  begins  to  go  alone  (walk).— He 

has  gone  to  Philadelphia  (traveled). — Now  I  will  let  you  go  (depart). — And  so  the  jest 

goes  round  (passes).— You  should  not  go  to  law  (have  recourse  to).— We  must  go  by  the 

rules  of  law  (be  guided  by). — Let  po  my  hand  (release). — All  his  money  goes  for  wine  (is 

expended). — This  road  goes  to  Buffalo  (leads). 
GRAZE.    The  bullet  grazed  my  head  (touched  lightly).— The  cattle  graze  in  the  pasture 

(feed ;  eat  grass). 
GRoW.     The  tree  grows  rapidly  (enlarges  in  size) — Rice  grows  in  warm  climates  (is 

produced). — We  grow  in  knowledge  (advance ;  improve). — He  grows  more  skillful  every 

day  (becomes). 
HANG.     He  hung  his  coat  on  a  nail  (suspended).— The  murderer  was  hanged  (put  to 

death  by  hanging). 
HELP.     Help  me  in  my  distress  (aid ;  assist).— I  can  not  help  it  (prevent ;  hinder).— I 

can  not  help  remarking  (avoid;  forbear). 
HoLD.     We  hold  an  apple  in  the  hand  (grasp). — We  hold  the  horse  (keep  fast;  retain). 

—We  hold  the  doctrine  (maintain;  believe  in).— The  jug  holds  a  gallon  (contains) — 

Hold  your  peace  (keep  silence). 
KEEP.     Keep  it  in  your  possession  (retain).— What  keejis  you  here  so  long  (detains).— He 

keeps  his  horse  on  oats  (feeds). — You  must  keer^  silence  (continue  in). — You  must  keej> 

the  rules  (obey). — We  will  keep  our  promises  (fulfill ;  perform). — You  must  keep  at  a 

distance  (remain) The  fruit  will  not  keep  long  (last;  endure). 

KNoW.— We  know  it  is  true  (are  certain;  understand  clearly).— I  did  not  know  John 

from  William  (distinguish).—!  did  not  know  him  after  so  long  an  absence  (recognize).— 

The  captain  must  not  know  of  it  (be  informed). 
LASH.     He  lashed  the  villain  (whipped ;  scourged).  —Wo  lash  a  trunk  on  a  coach  (tie ; 

bind). 
LAY.     We  lay  the  foundation  (put  down ;  place). — A  shower  lays  the  dust  (settles). — Hens 

lay  eggs  (produce).— We  lay  out  a  garden  (plan  ;  arrange).— The  enemy  lay  waste  the 

tountry  cdesolate). 


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LESSON  XVI. 

LEAD.— We  lead  the  child  (guide  by  the  hand).— The  general  is  to  lead  the  army  (con- 
duct).— He  leads  a  life  of  pleasure  (passes  ;  lives). 

LET.  Let  him  depart  (permit;  allow).— A  house  to  let  (to  be  leased,  or  rented).—  Let 
every  man  do  his  duty  (we  enjoin  it  upon). — Let  in  my  friend  (admit). 

LIE.  Thou  hast  lied  unto  me  (told  a  falsehood). — He  lies  sick  (rests  prostrate) Albany 

lies  north  of  New  York  (is  situated). — The  country  lies  waste  (remains  ;  continues). 

LTVK.  I  live  in  New  York  (reside  ;  dwell). — He  lives  in  ease  and  affluence  (passes  life ;  ex- 
ists).— Horses  live  on  grass  (feed  ;  subsist). 

LOOK.  We  will  not  look  at  him  (direct  the  eyes  toward). — Look  at  the  conduct  of  this 
man  (consider). — The  patient  looks  better  to-day  (seems  ;  appears). 

LoSE.  I  have  lost  the  book  (mislaid  ;  am  unable  to  find). — We  have  lost  the  battle  (been 
defeated  in).— The  vinegar  has  lost  its  strength  (been  deprived  of ).— He  lost  his  prop- 
erty by  dissipation  (squandered). — The  ship  was  lost  on  the  rocks  (wrecked). 

MAKE.  Make  your  servant  work  (compel  to). — He  made  a  cloak  for  me  (formed ;  fash- 
ioned).— Two  pints  make  a  quart  (compose) — Wealth  makes  many  friends  (procures; 
obtains). — His  conduct  makes  me  suspicious  (causes  to  be). 

MfiND.  We  mend  our  garments  (repair).— He  must  mend  his  manners  (correct) This 

does  not  mend  the  matter  (help ;  make  better) . 

MISS.  He  missed  the  mark  (failed  to  hit) — He  missed  the  road  (failed  to  find).— We 
never  missed  it  (perceived  the  want  of). 

MoVE.  The  ship  moves  beautifully  (sails ;  changes  place). — The  horse  moves  the  car- 
riage (impels;  draws). — His  passions  were  moved  (excited  ;  roused). — I  move  that  he  be 
expelled  from  the  assembly  (propose). — The  army  moved  forward  (marched). 

OWN.  We  own  the  buildings  (possess  ;  have  the  legal  right  to). — I  can  not  own  him  for 
a  son  (acknowledge  to  belong  to  me). — You  must  own  your  faults  (confess). 

PINT.     The  heart  pants  with  terror  (beats ;  palpitates).—  He  pants  for  glory  (longs  for). 

PASS.  Light  passes  from  the  sun  to  the  earth  (moves  ;  goes) Bank  bills  pass  for  mon- 
ey (are  used  for). — He  passes  for  a  gentleman  (is  regarded  as). — Do  you  know  what  is 
passing  in  my  mind?  (occurring;  taking  place) — You  owe  me,  but  let  it  pass  now  (go 
unheeded). — We  pass  the  time  pleasantly  (spend). — The  Legislature  has  passed  the  bill 
(enacted  as  law). — It  passes  my  expectations  (surpasses ;  goes  beyond). 

PITCH.  We  pitched  quoits  (threw  at  a  point).— They  pitched  their  tents  (set  up ;  set 
the  stakes  of). — The  horse  pitched  him  into  the  snow  (threw  headlong). — The  teacher 
pitched  the  tune  (set  the  key-note  of). — The  boy  pitched  headlong  into  the  river 
(plunged). 

PLXY.  The  lambs  skip  and  play  (frolic ;  sport) — He  plays  the  flute  (makes  music  on ; 
blows). — The  engines  play  upon  the  fire  (throw  water  on). — He  plays  the  fool  (acts 
like). 

POINT.  You  must  now  point  the  pins  (sharpen  to  a  point).— He  pointed  his  finger  (di- 
rected toward  an  object). 

PRb'VE.  We  will  prove,  the  strength  of  the  gunpowder  (test;  try).— Let  him  prove  it 
(establish  the  truth  of). — The  report  proves  to  be  true  (is  ascertained). 

PUT.  Put  the  book  on  the  shelf  (place). — Put  the  fortress  in  a  state  of  defense  (arrange ; 
dispose).— I  vfillput  a  question  to  him  (propose).— I  had  no  chance  to  put  in  a  word 
(say;  utter). 

RXISE.  He  will  raise  the  weight  (lift  up).— He  will  raise  the  house  to-morrow  (erect ; 
set  up  the  framework). — It  Avill  raise  the  price  of  goods  (increase). — They  raised  a  great 
tumult  (excited  ;  caused) — We  raise  troops  (levy ;  collect).— We  raise  wheat  (cause  to 
grow). 

RFACH.  Reach  forth  thy  hand  (extend;  stretch).— The  letter  reached  me  yesterday 
Jcame  to ;  arrived). — The  desert  reaches  far  inland  (extends). 

ROLL.  The  ball  rolU  down  hill  (moves  by  turning  on  the  surface). — We  roll  up  the 

cloth  (form  into  a  roll). — Ages  roll  away  (pass  away  as  the  earth  revolves  or  rolls) The 

ship  rolls  from  side  to  side  (moves;  rocks). 

SIVE.  He  saved  the  house  from  th«  flames  (protected  ;  preserved).— It  will  save  the  ex- 
pense of  a  new  one  (avoid ;  render  unnecessary). — He  received  forty  stripes  save  one 
(except). 

SET.  We  will  set  it  upright  (put,  or  place).—  Set  the  clock  by  my  watch  (regulate ;  ad- 
just).— The  surgeon  was  called  to  set  the  bone  (put  it  in  its  proper  place) Now  set  the 

sails  (extend ;  spread). — The  sun  will  soon  set  (pass  below  the  horizon). — The  current 
sets  northward  (flows). 

SHoW.     Show  it  to  the  teacher  (exhibit :  present).— Show  him  how  to  do  it  (teach). 


166  WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 


*  LESSON  XVII. 

SHAKE.  An  earthquake  shakes  the  hills  (agitates;  causes  to  tremble). — Nothing  could 
shake  his  determination  (change ;  weaken). 

SHRINK.  Woolen  cloth  shrinks  in  hot  water  (contracts). — He  will  not  shrink  from  dan- 
ger (withdraw;  retire). — I  shrink  from  the  contemplation  of  such  suffering  (recoil  in 
horror). 

SNAP.    The  wind  snaps  the  mast  (hreaks). — The  dog  snaps  at  every  one  (tries  to  bite). 

SPARE.  I  can  not  spare  more  (part  with).— Spare  the  life  of  the  prisoner  (forbear  to  de- 
stroy). 

SPRING.  The  dog  springs  at  the  game  (jumps ;  leaps) — Much  good  will  spring  from  it 
(come;  proceed).— The  vessel  has  sprung  a  leak  (commenced  leaking). 

STAND.  The  house  yet  stands  (is  not  demolished) — London  stands  on  the  Thames  (ig 
situated).— Our  government  has  stood  more  than  eighty  years  (existed).— He  stands  first 
in  order  (is  placed;  ranks). — He  can  not  stand  the  cold  (endure). 

STICK.  We  stick  a  pin  on  the  sleeve  (thrust  in). — He  sticks  it  on  with  glue  (fastens). — 
The  carriage  sticks  in  the  mire  (stops  ;  is  held  fast).— He  sticks  at  no  difficulty  (stops  ; 
hesitates). 

STRIKE.  The  arrow  struck  the  mark  (hit).— The  roots  of  the  tree  strike  deep  (penetrate). 
The  clock  strikes  one  (sounds). — It  struck  me  with  surpi-ise  (impressed  strongly). 

SWEEP.  Let  him  sweep  the  room  (clean  with  a  brush  or  broom). — The  water  swept  away 
the  bridge  (carried;  bore). — The  cholera  sioept  off  multitudes  (destroyed). 

TEND.  Shepherds  tend  their  flocks  (watch ;  guard) From  that  point  the  river  tends 

southward  (moves ;  is  in  the  direction).— I  fear  it  will  tend  to  their  destruction  (contrib- 
ute ;  lead  to). 

IV.  ADVERBS. 

€LoSE/LY.  One  event  follows  closely  upon  another  (very  near). — We  must  attend  closely 
to  business  (intently). — The  parties  are  closely  connected  by  marriage  (intimately). 

CER'TAIN  LY.  Certainly  this  was  a  good  man  (in  truth).— I  will  certainly  return  (with- 
out failure). 

DEEP'LY.  He  was  deeply  skilled  in  philosophy  (thoroughly) — He  sighed  deeply  (with 
great  sorrow). 

DfiS'PER  ATE  LY.  They  fought  desperately  (furiously;  madly).— He  was  desperately 
in  love  (deeply ;  violently). 

ISA/SI  LY.  He  easily  performed  the  task  (without  difficulty).— The  carriage  moves  easily 
(without  jolting). 

EVER.  Have  you  ever  been  to  the  city?  (at  any  time).— He  is  ever  mindful  of  his  duty 
(always). 

FAIR'LY.  The  question  was  fairly  stated  (frankly;  honestly).— The  record  was  fairly 
written  (plainly).— He  fought  till  he  was  fairly  defeated  (completely). 

FiNE'LY.  It  is  finely  pulverized  (minutely).— She  was  finely  dressed  (beautifully).— The 
town  is  finely  situated  (favorably). 

FREE'LY.  We  go  and  come  freely  (without  restraint).  —He  comes  freely  (without  re- 
serve).—The  patient  bled/reeZ?/  (copiously).— We  give  freely  to  the  poor  (liberally). 

GXY'LY.    He  sings  gayly  (merrily).— The  lady  is  gayly  dressed  (finely ;  splendidly). 

JuST'LY.  He  is  justly  condemned  to  death  (rightfully).— His  character  is  justly  described 
(truthfully). 

IN'TI  MATE  LY.  The  two  fluids  are  intimately  mixed  (closely).— I  am  intimately  ac- 
quainted with  him  (familiarly). 

PLAIN'LY.  He  is  plainly  dressed  (without  ornament).— -Deal  plainly  with  me  (honest- 
ly;  frankly).— This  doctrine  is  plainly  taught  (clearly). 

PoS'I  TIVE  LY.  Virtue  is  always  positively  good  (really ;  in  its  own  nature) — Is  this 
positively  your  hand-writing?  (certainly;  without  any  doubt). — The  witness  testified 
positively  to  the  fact  (explicitly ;  expressly). 

RICH'LY.  The  hospital  is  richly  endowed  (amply).— The  punishment  was  richly  de- 
served (truly;  justly).— The  lady  was  richly  dressed  (gayly ;  splendidly). 

SoFT'LY.     He  softly  pressed  my  hand  (gently).— Speak  softly  (not  loudly). 

SOON.  I  will  return  soon  (in  a  short  time).— I  would  as  soon  go  as  stay  (readily;  will- 
ingly). 

WELL.  He  rides  well  (skillfully).— The  country  is  well  watered  (abundantly). —I  like  it 
well  (very  much). — Every  one  speaks  well  of  him  (favorably). — Let  the  room  be  well  ven- 
tilated (fully:  thoroughly) He  is  well  advanced  in  years  (far). 


VVILLSON'S  LAKGER  SPELLER.  167 


LETTERS,  WORDS,  AND  SENTENCES. 

The  English  alphabet  consists  of  twenty-six  letters,  which  are  divided  into  vowels  and 
consonants. 

A  Vowel  is  a  letter  which  can  be  fully  and  easily  sounded  by  itself. 

A  Consonant  is  a  letter  which  can  not  be  fully  and  easily  sounded  by  itself  without  the 
aid  of  a  vowel. 

The  vowels  are  a,  e,  i,  o,  «,  and  sometimes  w  and  ?/.  The  remaining  nineteen  letters 
are  consonants. 

A  Diphthong  is  the  union  of  two  vowels  in  one  syllable,  as  the  oi  in  oil.  A  Triphthong 
is  the  union  of  three  vowels  in  one  syllable,  as  the  ieu  in  lieu. 

A  Primitive  word  is  one  not  derived  from  another;  as,  hope,  grace. 

A  Derivative  word  is  one  formed  from  a  primitive  by  the  addition  of  some  suffix  cr  pre- 
fix ;  as,  hope'ful,  dis  grace'. 

A  Sentence  is  an  assemblage  of  words  that  make  complete  sense. 

PAUSES,  AND  OTHER  MARKS,  USED  IN  WRITING  AND  PRINTING. 

fl^p3  For  examples,  let  pupils  refer  to  their  Reading  Books. 

The  Comma  (, )  commonly  represents  the  shortest  pause  in  reading ;  the  Semicolon  (; ) 
a  pause  longer  than  that  of  the  comma ;  the  Colon  ( : )  a  pause  longer  than  that  of  the 
semicolon ;  and  the  Period  ( . )  a  full  pause,  or  end  of  an  independent  sentence. 

The  Interrogation  point  (?)  shows  that  a  question  is  asked. 

The  Exclamation  point  (!)  indicates  sudden  passion  or  emotion. 

The  Parenthesis  (  )  includes  an  explanatory  mark,  or  phrase,  inserted  between  the  parts 
of  a  sentence,  as  in  the  examples  here  given. 

The  Brackets  ( [  ] )  include  an  explanatory  observation  standing  by  itself,  or  separating 
two  subjects. 

Marks  of  Quotation  ("  ")  include  the  words  quoted  from  an  author  or  speaker.  A  quo- 
tation within  a  quotation  is  preceded  by  a  single  inverted  comma,  and  closed  by  a  single 
apostrophe. 

The  Apostrophe  ( ' )  denotes  the  possessive  case,  and  also  marks  the  omission  of  a  letter 
or  letters ;  as,  John's  book ;  o'er,  don't,  for  over,  do  not. 

The  Dash  ( — )  denotes  a  sudden  pause  or  change  in  the  subject  or  sentiment. 

The  Ellipsis  ( )  or  (*  *  *  *)  indicates  the  designed  omission  of  letters,  words,  or 

sentences. 

The  Hyphen  ( - )  connects  the  parts  of  compound  words,  or  divides  words  into  syllables. 

The  Caret  (  A ),  used  only  in  manuscript,  denotes  the  accidental  omission  of  a  letter, 
word,  or  words. 

The  Brace  ( )  connects  a  number  of  words  with  one  common  term,  which  may  be 

either  expressed  or  understood. 

The  Section  ( § )  is  sometimes  used  to  divide  a  book  or  chapter  into  parts. 

The  Paragraph  (H)  denotes  the  beginning  of  a  new  subject. 

The  Index  ( &3T* )  points  to  some  important  passage. 

The  Asterisk  (*),  and  other  references,  refer  to  notes  in  the  margin,  or  at  the  bottom 
of  the  page. 

A  Diaeresis  (" )  placed  over  the  latter  of  two  vowels  shows  that  they  belong  to  two  dis- 
tinct syllables ;  thus,  aerial. 

THE  USE  OF  CAPITAL  LETTERS. 

The  first  word  of  every  book,  tract,  chapter,  or  letter ;  the  first  word  after  a  period ;  all 
names  of  the  Deity ;  names  of  titles  of  honor  and  respect ;  all  proper  names,  and  most 
nouns  and  adjectives  derived  from  them;  the  first  word  of  every  line  in  poetry;  and 
sometimes  words  of  primary  importance,  should  begin  with  a  capital  letter.  The  pronoun 
I  and  the  interjection  O  are  written  or  printed  in  capital^,  Title-pages  of  books,  and 
heads  of  chapters,  sections,  etc.,  are  generally  printed  wholly  in  capitals. 


1G$  WILLSON'S  LARGER  SPELLER. 

RULES  FOR  SPELLING. 

RULE  I.  Words  of  one  syllable,  and  words  accented  on  the  last  syllable,  ending  with  a 
single  consonant  preceded  by  a  single  vowel,  DOUBLE  the  final  consonant  when  they  take 
an  addition  (or  suffix)  beginning  with  a  vowel;  as,  rob,  rob'bing,  robbed,  rob'ber  y  •  rub, 
rub'bing,  rubbed  ;  blur,  blur'ring,  blurred ;  ac  quit',  ac  quit'ting,  ac  quit'ted. 

Exceptions.— If  the  accent  is  changed  from  the  last  to  the  preceding  syllable  of  the 
primitive,  the  final  consonant  is  not  doubled ;  as,  re  fer',  refer  ence  ;  pre  fer',  prefer  a  ble. 
From  gas  are  formed  gas'es,  gasl  form,  gas'e  ous,  gasl  fy,  gas'sy.  X,  which  is  included 
among  the  double  consonants,  is  not  doubled,  as  wax,  wax'en ;  tax,  taxing ;  per  plex', 
per  plexlng. 

Note. — In  other  cases  not  embraced  in  the  Rule,  the  final  consonant  is  not  doubled;  as, 
fail,  failing,  failed :  ri'val,  ri'val  ing ;  quar'rel,  quar'rel  ing,  quar'reled.  But  Worces- 
ter and  some  others,  in  opposition  to  Lowth,  Walker,  Perry,  and  Webster,  double  the  final 
consonant  in  a  few  words  which  are  accented  on  the  first  syllable,  as  in  trav'el,  trav'el  ler ; 
jew'el,  jew'el  ler;  wor'ship,  wor'ship  ping,  wor'shipped. 

RULE  II.  Words  ending  in  silent  e  generally  drop  the  e  when  they  take  a  suffix  begin- 
ning with  a  vowel ;  as,  name,  naming,  named ;  have,  having ;  sale,  sal'a  ble ;  cure, 
cur'a  ble;  re  move',  re  mov'a  ble. 

Exceptions.  ^-F 'or  the  sake  of  euphony,  when  c  or  g  would  precede  a  or  o,  the  e  is  re- 
tained, as  in  charge,  charge'able ;  peaco,  peace'a  ble ;  change,  change'a  ble ;  cour'age, 
cour  a'geous.  The  e  is  dropped  in  judg'ment,  duly,  truly,  aw'ful,  etc.,  as  the  suffix  does 
not  begin  with  a  vowel.  The  e  is  retained  in  (dye)  dyeing,  (hoe)  hoeing,  (shoe)  shoeing, 
(singe)  singeing,  (tinge)  tinge'ing,  to  distinguish  them  from  (die)  dying,  (sing)  singing, 
etc. 

RULE  III.  Words  ending  in  y,  preceded  by  a  consonant,  change  the  y  to  i  or  e  before  a 
suffix  beginning  with  any  letter  but  s  or  i;  as,  lovely,  loveli  er,  loveli  est;  glo'ry, 
glo'ri  ous;  glo'ri  fy,  glo'ri  fied ;  fly,  flies  (verb) ;  mer'ry,  mer'ri  er ;  beau'ty,  beau'te  ous. 
If  the  y  is  not  preceded  by  a  consonant,  it  is  not  generally  changed,  as,  joy,  joy'ous,  joy'- 
ful ;  although  day  forms  dai'ly. 

Exceptions.— Monosyllables  retain  the  y  when  the  suffix  begins  with  a  consonant ;  as, 
dry,  dryly,  dry'ness ;  shy,  shyly,  shy'ness  ;  sly,  slyly,  sly'ness. 

RULE  IV.  The  plural  of  nouns  is  generally  formed  by  adding  s  or  es  to  the  singular ; 
but  nouns  ending  in  ?/,  preceded  by  a  consonant,  form  their  plural  by  changing  y  into  ies; 
as,  ar'my,  ar'mies ;  al  ly',  al  lies' ;  ba'by,  ba'bies ;  cit'y,  cities ;  fly,  flies ;  sky,  skies ; 
canopies,  comedies,  lilies,  pennies,  etc.  But  nouns  ending  in  y  preceded  by  a  vowel,  form 
the  plural  regularly,  as,  boy,  boys;  mon'ey,  mon'eys;  valley,  valleys;  jour'ney,  jour'- 
neys. 

Notes.— Words  ending  in  a  double  consonant  generally  retain  both  consonants  on  re- 
ceiving a  suffix;  but  some  words  ending  in  II  drop  one  I  before  less  and  ly;  as,  skill, 
akilless ;  full,  fully ;  chill,  chilly ;  squall,  squally.  Webster,  in  opposition  to  Walker 
and  Worcester,  retains  the  II  before  ness  and/wZ,  in  derivatives  of  dull,  will,  skill,  and 
full;  as,  dull'ness,  will'ful,  skill'ful,  full'nesa.  Webster  spells  dis  till',  ful  fill',  in  still' ; 
Worcester,  dis  til',  ful  fil',  in  stil'. 

Compound  words  usually  retain  the  forms  of  their  primitives ;  but  an  e  is  dropped  in 
wherever ;  and  words  ending  in  II  drop  one  I  in  composition,  as  in  aVsOi_al''nwst^  un  til', 
wel' fare,  withal'.  .,  ^i'*'*.:  "^r^ts 

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I,  SCHOOL  AND  FAMILY  S1H1ES. 

Beautifully  Illus.triiff'd. 
I.  The  Primer,  adapted 

and  iustiuct  small  Children,  begins  »v'th  the 
Alph-ibet,  :•;  id  ext^uds  •  •  word 
ter.=  .     It  h'  •  mud:  of  ti  •;  simple,  ceuver.sa- 
byle. 


PAI.T  TX:  First  .^ivisior  of  Chemistry. 
PAKT  X.  ]    -st  Division,  oi'  Geology. 
PART  Xr.    \  .'u^ui  History. 

embracing    th 
Seldcdons,  succeed  each 


II.  The  First  Header, 

with  ea?y  words  t.f  four  letter,-  in  1 .1:  c  !*"., 
:  to  eas\  ivorda  of  - '  •<  letters  in  Parts 
•id  V.,  and  a  lev  .«y  words  of  tv  A 

and"' three  syllables,      inflections  are  g:  T 

where  required,  but  110  rules. 

'IP1.  The 'Second  Header  is  <Hviu- 

•  ud  into  Sevan  Part?,  O'u.u  preceded  b; 
more  simple  elocutionary  RULTSS,  c         >.ed 
for  the  Teacher  only. 

IV.  ', 'he  Third  .Header  comrn .-,. 

after  a  jymf  synopsis  of  tlie  "  Elements  of 
Elocu- 

PART  i.   r-tories  froT  the  Bible. 

PART:  T.  Moral  Lc 

PART  III.  First  Div.'-iojp.  of  Animal  Liie-- 
Quadriiptvla,  &c. 

PART  1\',  Mi?ccllanc  >us. 

T.  T*1C  fourth  **.•&     *X   contains, 

.its  of  Elecution"  tiivj  sam 
itird  Reader,  as  frequent  reference  is 
o  the  Annies. 

I  ART    ..  Trej«,t    of  Human  Phy- 
PART  II.  Second  Division  of  Aninuu  Life — 
Ornithology,  or  Birds. 

PART  III.  First  Division  of  \7eg3table  Phvs- 
iolc&y,  fr  Botany. 

r  LV.  Mis       aneoi^      . 
PART  V.  First  i>j vision  ^f  Natural  Philos- 
ophy. 
PAUT  VI.  Sacred  in^ory. 

.    VI.  The  Fifth  Reader. 

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